Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gallinae \Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,
   gallus a cock.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
   pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes
   called {{Rasores}}.