. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 179. 180 MEARNS OR MASSENA PARTRIDGE 29(). Cyrtonyx moniezumic nicanifii. 9 in. Bill very stout and CDnipressed. Crest larj-e, puffyand Hat. ^Markings on the male very grotesque andclownish; general color of the female, pinkish brownwith streaks of black, and white specks, below, andbarred and streaked above. These strange birds arevery local in their distribution in the southwest, rarein some localities and occurring in quite large flocks in(ithers. They are so confiding in their disposition, thatthis, in connectio
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 179. 180 MEARNS OR MASSENA PARTRIDGE 29(). Cyrtonyx moniezumic nicanifii. 9 in. Bill very stout and CDnipressed. Crest larj-e, puffyand Hat. ^Markings on the male very grotesque andclownish; general color of the female, pinkish brownwith streaks of black, and white specks, below, andbarred and streaked above. These strange birds arevery local in their distribution in the southwest, rarein some localities and occurring in quite large flocks in(ithers. They are so confiding in their disposition, thatthis, in connection with their clownish phunage, hasgiven them the name of Fool Quail. They frequentdrv deserts, vallevs, or mountains up to an elevation ofat least 8,000 feet. When startled, tliey often squatdown, and can almost be caught in the hand, but whenthey do iiy. tlieir iliglit is very rapid, and accompaniedwith a peculiar clucking noise. Nest.—A depression in the ground, lined with grasses,and concealed in clumps of weeds or grass. Their eggs,like those of otiier partridges, are nume
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