"Gallinaceous" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the arched beak and fleshy nostrils, short legs and form of foot, the Tinochorus has a close affinity with quails. But as soon as the bird is seen flying, its whole appearance changes; the long pointed wings, so different from those in the gallinaceous order, the irregular manner of flight, and plaintive cry uttered at the moment of rising, recall the idea of a snipe. The sportsmen of the "Beagle" unanimously called it the short-billed snipe. To this genus, or rather ...
— A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World - The Voyage Of The Beagle • Charles Darwin |
