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.