. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . RSITYUSA Order V. GALLING. The third Family, PHASIANID E, or Pheasants, have the Bill moderate, with the culmen arched to the tip, which overhangs that of the lower mandible,and the sides compressed; the Wings moderate and much rounded ; the Tail more or less lengthenedand broad ; the Tarsi moderate, usually armed with a spur or spurs ; the Toes moderate, the anteriorones united at their base by a membrane ; the hind toe short and
. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . RSITYUSA Order V. GALLING. The third Family, PHASIANID E, or Pheasants, have the Bill moderate, with the culmen arched to the tip, which overhangs that of the lower mandible,and the sides compressed; the Wings moderate and much rounded ; the Tail more or less lengthenedand broad ; the Tarsi moderate, usually armed with a spur or spurs ; the Toes moderate, the anteriorones united at their base by a membrane ; the hind toe short and elevated. The first Subfamily, PAVONINiE, or Peacocks,have the Tail and its coverts much developed and depressed. Pavo Linn.* Bill moderate, with the base of the culmen elevated, the apical half vaulted and arched to the tip, andthe sides compressed ; the nostrils basal, lateral, with the opening longitudinal. Wings short androunded, with the sixth quill the longest. Tail long and rounded, with the coverts much lengthened, andextending beyond the end of the tail. Tarsi longer than the middle toe, covered in front with transversescales, and armed with a conic
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