. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. Fig. 470.—Stilt.—Prom Coues' Key. sand, or forcing the vermian food out of their holes by stamping on the ground. Connecting in some degree the waders and gallinaceous fowl are the bustards of the Old World, certain strange exotic birds, especially the horned screamers represented by a very rare bird, the Pala- medea cormda Linn., whicli has sharp horns on the wings. The form of the gallina- ceous birds, formerly called Rasores, from their peculiar habit of scratching the ground for food, is readily recalled by a simple enumeration of the
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. Fig. 470.—Stilt.—Prom Coues' Key. sand, or forcing the vermian food out of their holes by stamping on the ground. Connecting in some degree the waders and gallinaceous fowl are the bustards of the Old World, certain strange exotic birds, especially the horned screamers represented by a very rare bird, the Pala- medea cormda Linn., whicli has sharp horns on the wings. The form of the gallina- ceous birds, formerly called Rasores, from their peculiar habit of scratching the ground for food, is readily recalled by a simple enumeration of the partridge, Oreortyx {0. jnctus, Fig. 471), quail {Ortijx), ptarmigan (Lagopus, Fig. 472), pinnated grouse or prairie hen {Ciqndonia cupido), sage-cock, Canada grouse or spruce partridge {Te- trao), and wild turkey (Meleagris), as well as the exotic forms, the pheasant of the Old World, the use- ful hen or barn-yard fowl, which is a descendant of Oallus Banhiva Tem- minck, of India. These are allied to the argus-pheasant and the peacock, the latter rivalling the humming- birds in its gorgeous plum- age. The guinea-hen is an African bird. To this group l:)elongs the curious mound-l)ird {Megapodms), of Australia and New Fig. 471.—Plumed Partridge.—From Cones' Key. It heaps up a large mass of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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