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.