Family 32. TURKEYS, PHEASANTS, AND CHICKENS. Phasianidæ.
Tarsus naked, often spurred, tail remarkably variable (for example, Turkey, Peacock); head often with a comb, wattles, or other excrescences.
Family 33. CURASSOWS AND GUANS. Cracidæ.
Large tree-haunting, pheasant-like birds; toes four, all on same level.
Order XI. Pigeons and Doves. COLUMBÆ.
(1 family, 13 species, 3 subspecies.)
Walking birds, feeding both on the ground and in trees; bill slender, grooved, nostrils opening in a fleshy membrane; tail variable, short and square, or long and pointed; feet stout, often reddish. Color usually grayish brown. Call-notes a characteristic cooing.
