. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 188 VERTEBRATA : AYES OR BIRDS. lighter; the under parts whitish, barred with dull brown. The feathers of the ruff are black; the beautiful tail is tipped with gray, and has a subterminal bar of black. The Ruffed Grouse walks with a proud step, elevated head, the ruffs more or less raised, and its exquisitely beautiful tail partly spread. It takes wing with the loud whirring which all have heard who have had the pleasure of visiting its favorite resorts. The Quails or Perdicidse are birds which differ from FIG. Quail, Ortyx virginianus, Bonapa
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 188 VERTEBRATA : AYES OR BIRDS. lighter; the under parts whitish, barred with dull brown. The feathers of the ruff are black; the beautiful tail is tipped with gray, and has a subterminal bar of black. The Ruffed Grouse walks with a proud step, elevated head, the ruffs more or less raised, and its exquisitely beautiful tail partly spread. It takes wing with the loud whirring which all have heard who have had the pleasure of visiting its favorite resorts. The Quails or Perdicidse are birds which differ from FIG. Quail, Ortyx virginianus, Bonaparte. the grouse in being much smaller, and in having bare tarsi, and naked nasal fossae. The Quail or Bob White of the United States is ten inches long, and the prevailing color above is brownish- red ; the under parts are white, tinged with brown before, and marked with obtusely Y-shaped spots of black; the head is beautifully marked with pure white and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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