SYNOPSIS 0F BIRD FAMILIES.

Family Falcouida: Hawks, Eagles, etc. Page 215. 8 Species.

Diurnal Birds of Prey, with mottled and streaked plumage, no horns or eye disks; of graceful build, and dashing, rapid flight. The family includes the Osprey and the American Eagle.

ORDER COLUMBE: PIGEONS. Family Columbida: Doves and Pigeons. Page 225. 2 Species.

Wood Doves, with delicately-shaded, and often glossy plu- mage, small heads and full breasts, long, pointed Wings, and soft, cooing voices. Often seen feeding on the ground like the domestic Pigeon.

ORDER GALLINE: GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (Birds scratching on the ground like barnyard iowls). Family Tetraonidae: Grouse, Partridges. Page 227. 2 Species.

Comprising our two most familiar Game-birds, the Ruffed Grouse (Partridge) and the Quail, birds with mottled feathers of varied browns, the Partridge having feathered legs. The female rears the young, who leave the nest when hatched, following her as a brood, after the manner of chickens.

ORDER LIMICOLE: SHORE-BIRDS (Waders). Family Aphrisidse: Turnstones. Page 231. 1 Species. Small Shore-birds (8 inches long) with pied plumage, seen turning over stones on rocky beaches, in search of marine insects, etc.

Family Charadriida: Plovers (Popular Game-birds). Page 232. 6 Species. A large and important family of Shore-birds, frequenting both fresh and salt water. They have Pigeon-like bills 60