ORDER GALLINÆ

Bill short and stout; culmen arched, and overhanging the mandible.

FAMILY TETRAONIDÆ

95. Tetráo (Black Grouse, Capercaillie). Bill strong; eyebrows naked, adorned with scarlet papillæ; tarsi feathered, without spurs; front toes naked, with pectinated margins; hind toe larger than the nail.

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96. Lagópus (Red Grouse, Ptarmigan). Front toes feathered, nearly smooth at the margins; hind toe shorter than the nail; in other respects like the last.

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FAMILY PHASIANIDÆ

Nostrils never hidden by feathers; toes never pectinated.

97. Phasiánus (Pheasant). Cheeks naked, adorned with scarlet papillæ; tail very long, of eighteen feathers.