. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. u "i i 1 [ill 232 Descriptive Zoology. Our common fowl are descendants of the jungle fowl of India, which our ancestors took from a wild state and do- mesticated. The guinea fowl, peafowl, and turkey are other domesticated gallinaceous birds, these domesticated forms all belonging to the pheasant family. It is remark-. FiG. 138. The Rufked Grouse. From Eckstorm's Tie Bird Book. able that the breast muscles should retain their large size when they are so little used. Of late, pheasants from the old world have been introd
. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. u "i i 1 [ill 232 Descriptive Zoology. Our common fowl are descendants of the jungle fowl of India, which our ancestors took from a wild state and do- mesticated. The guinea fowl, peafowl, and turkey are other domesticated gallinaceous birds, these domesticated forms all belonging to the pheasant family. It is remark-. FiG. 138. The Rufked Grouse. From Eckstorm's Tie Bird Book. able that the breast muscles should retain their large size when they are so little used. Of late, pheasants from the old world have been introduced in various parts of this country. The Gallinae are undoubtedly the most valuable to man of any order of birds. w W^L'... 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 Colton, Buel P. (Buel Preston), 1852-1906. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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