. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . Kith^r intimidated, or otherwise ailected by that element, thewhole were then observed to drop into the water. Twelve of themwere soon afterwards floated to shore by the tide, where thev werepicked up by a boy, who carried them to Eastbourn for sale. 2S-4 THE QUAIL. It has long been
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . Kith^r intimidated, or otherwise ailected by that element, thewhole were then observed to drop into the water. Twelve of themwere soon afterwards floated to shore by the tide, where thev werepicked up by a boy, who carried them to Eastbourn for sale. 2S-4 THE QUAIL. It has long been a received opinion among sportsmen, as well atamong naturalists, tliat the female Purtritlge has none of the bavfeathers of the breast like the male. This, however, on dissection,has proved to be a mistake; for Mr. Montagu happening to kill ninebirds in one day, with very little variation as to the bay mark on thebreast, he was led to ()i)en them all, and discovered that five of them■were females. On carefully examining the plumage, he found thatthe males could only he known by thepiij)erior brightness of color about thehead; which alone, after the first orsecond year, seems to be the true markof distinction. The Calilbrnia Quail is a beautifulspecies with a small feather by way ofcrest on its CAUfOUMA PAKIRIDOS. THE QUAIL. The bill of this bird is of a dusky color. The feathers of the headare black, edged with a rusty brown. The crown of the head is divided by a whitish yellow,line, beginning at the bill, and runningalong the hind part of the neck to the back. Above each eye thereis another line of similar color. The chin and throat are of a dirty■white. The cheeks are spotted with brown and white. The breastis of a pale red, spotted with black. The scapular feathers,and those on the back, are marked in the middle with a long, pale,yellow line; and on their sides with ferruginous and black bars. Thecoverts of the wings are reddish Vjrown, elegantly barred
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