. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary . re apparently monogamous, aud goin small flocks, called coveys, nsuallj consisting of the members of one family;they are terrestrial, but take to the trees on occasion ; nest on the giound, layingnumerous white or speckled eggs; are chiefly granivorous, bat also feed on buds,soft fruits, and insects ; and are non-migrator3\ 184. Genus ORTYX Partridge, or Quail. Bob-icldte. Quail; New Enolan
. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary . re apparently monogamous, aud goin small flocks, called coveys, nsuallj consisting of the members of one family;they are terrestrial, but take to the trees on occasion ; nest on the giound, layingnumerous white or speckled eggs; are chiefly granivorous, bat also feed on buds,soft fruits, and insects ; and are non-migrator3\ 184. Genus ORTYX Partridge, or Quail. Bob-icldte. Quail; New Enoland andMiddle States, wherever the ruffed grouse is called partridge. Partridge;Southern States, wherever the ruffed grouse is called pheasant. Coronalfeathers somewhat lengthened, and erectile, but hardly forming a true , superciliary line aud throat, white, bordered with black; crown,neck all round, and upper part of breast, brownish-red, other under partstawny-whitish, all with more or fewer doubly crescentic black bars; sidesbroadly streaked with brownish-red; upper parts variegated with chestnut,black, gray aud tawny, the latter edging tiie inner quills. 9 known by. Fig. 150. Foot aud bill of Paitriilge. TETRAONIDiE, GROUSE, PARTRIDGES. GEN. 185, 186. 237 having the throat huff instead of white, less black about the fore parts, andgeneral colors less iutense ; rather smaller than the $ . 9-10; wing 4^-5 ;tail 2|-3. Eastern United States to high central plains; the characteristicgame bird of this country. Eggs white. Wils., vi, 21, pi. 47; Nutt., i,647; AuD., V, 5t), pi. 289 ; Be, 646 virginianus. Var. FLORiDANUs CouES, n. v. Rather smaller, the $ about the size of the ?virginianus, but bill relatively larger, and jet-black; colors darker, all the blackmarkings heavier. Florida {Allen) ; an approach to the Cuban form (0. cubanensis). Var. TEXANus Lawk., Ann. L3C. N. Y., vi, , 1 ; Bd., 641. Size of Jlorida-nus; colors paler, the prevailing shade rather gray
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