Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus: with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural HistoryMacGillivray, William
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Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus: with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History
MacGillivray, William
Zoologists
92. _Parra_, jacana. Beak roundish, bluntish; forehead
wattled; wings spurred: 5 species.
93. _Rallus_, rail. Beak thicker at the base, compressed,
acute: 10 species.
94. _Psophia_, trumpeter. Beak conical, convex, rather
sharp; the upper mandible longer: 1 species.
95. _Otis_, bustard. Beak with the upper mandible arched: 4
species.
96. _Struthio_, ostrich and cassowary. Beak somewhat
conical; wings unfit for flying: 3 species.
_Order V._ GALLINAE, Gallinaceous Birds.
97. _Didus_, dodo. Beak contracted in the middle, with two
transverse rugae; the tip of both mandibles bent inwards: 1
species, now extinct.
98. _Pavo_, pea-fowl. Head covered with feathers; feathers
of the rump elongated, with eyelike spots: 3 species.
99. _Meleagris_, turkey-fowl. Head covered with spongy
caruncles; the throat with a longitudinal membranous wattle:
3 species.
100. _Crax_, curassow-bird. Beak with a cere at the base;
head covered with recurved feathers: 5 species.
101. _Phasianus_, pheasant. Sides of the head bare: 6
species.
102. _Numida_, Guinea-fowl. Carunculated wattles on each
side of the face; head with a horny crest: 1 species.
103. _Tetrao_, grouse and partridge. A bare papillar spot
near the eyes: 20 species.
_Order VI._ PASSERES.
104. _Columba_, pigeon. Beak straight; nostrils with a tumid
membrane: 40 species.
105. _Alauda_, lark. Beak slender, pointed; tongue slit;
hind claw very long: 11 species.
106. _Sturnus_, starling. Beak slender, flattened towards
the point: 5 species.
107. _Turdus_, thrush. Beak tubulate, compressed, notched:
28 species.
108. _Ampelis_, chatterer. Beak awlshaped, depressed at the
base, notched: 7 species.
109. _Loxia_, grossbeak. Beak conical, bulging at the base:
48 species.
110. _Emberiza_, bunting. Beak somewhat conical; lower
mandible broader: 24 species.
111. _Tanagra_, tanager. Beak notched, awlshaped, conical at
the base: 24 species.
112. _Fringilla_, finch. Beak conical, acute: 39 species.
113. _Muscicapa_, flycatcher. Beak notched, awlshaped, with
large bristles at the base: 21 species.
114. _Motacilla_, wagtails, warblers. Beak awlshaped, tongue
jagged; claw of the hind toe of moderate length: 49 species.
115. _Pipra_, manakin. Beak awlshaped, incurved: 13 species.
116. _Parus_, tit. Beak awlshaped, feathers at its base
directed forwards; tongue abrupt: 14 species.
117. _Hirundo_, swallow. Beak very small, depressed at the
base, incurved; the mouth wider than the head: 12 species.
118. _Caprimulgus_, goatsucker. Beak very small, incurved,
depressed at the base; large bristles; the mouth very wide:
2 species.
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