David Mead’s illustrations of gamebirds – or Galliformes to distinguish them from other quarry species such as ducks and pigeons – include the fabulous tragopans, iridescent turkeys and beautifully patterned partridges and quails.

Plate 19: Partridges
             Long-billed; Madagascar; Black Wood-partridge

Plate 31: Pheasants
             Blood Pheasant; Temminck’s and Cabot’s Tragopans

Plate 53: Turkeys
             Wild Turkey; Ocellated Turkey

Plate 60: Wood-quails I
             Marbled; Spot-winged; Starred; Spotted

Plate 61: Wood-quails II
             Rufous-fronted; Black-eared; Chestnut; Rufous-breasted

Plate 62: Wood-quails III
             Black-fronted; Black-breasted; Tacarcuna; Venezuelan

Plate 63: Wood-quails IV and Tawny-faced Quail
             Dark-backed, Gorgeted and Stripe-faced Wood-quails;
             Tawny-faced Quail