. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. The Identification of Birds 147 the eye; the shanks also have but a single row of scales down the front, and there are no webs at the base of the front toes. The hind-toe is very small and useless, and sometimes quite absent. The nostrils are oval, open, and situated at least as far forward as the centre of the beak, whereas in the Button-Quails, which much resemble small Tinamous, the nostrils are roofed and run back to the base of the beak, as in the Quails. The Bustards (Otididce) have long shanks, bare above the hock and
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. The Identification of Birds 147 the eye; the shanks also have but a single row of scales down the front, and there are no webs at the base of the front toes. The hind-toe is very small and useless, and sometimes quite absent. The nostrils are oval, open, and situated at least as far forward as the centre of the beak, whereas in the Button-Quails, which much resemble small Tinamous, the nostrils are roofed and run back to the base of the beak, as in the Quails. The Bustards (Otididce) have long shanks, bare above the hock and covered all over with small scales {reticulate), and three short front toes only, united at the base by small webs. The bill is rather short, and the corner of the mouth comes as far back as the eye. The wings are large and powerful and the head small, though often thickly feathered and having a bushy appearance. The Quail-Snipes (Thinocorythidce) are birds much resembling Quails or small Partridges, with the long pointed wing of a Snipe. Their bills are partridge-like, but the corner of the mouth terminates below the forehead; the feet have three toes in front, and a small hind-toe, but there are no webs at the base of the front toes and the shank is covered all over with small scales. The Sand-Grouse (Pteroclidce) are birds of pigeon-like form, with long pointed wings and grouse-like heads. Their feet have three short toes in front; the hind- toe is very small, or wanting, and the shanks are feathered. Their long wings and the absence of the fringe of scales along the toes will distinguish them from true Grouse. The Seriemas (Cariamidce) have a short curved bill with wide gape, short round wings and a long tail, and long legs, with three short front toes united by a web at the base, and a short hind-toe. They bear some resemblance to the Secretary-Bird, but the cere to the bill and the long wings easily distinguish the latter. BIEDS OF PREY. With hooked bills and strong talo
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