. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . re particular favourites. Like all the rest of the gal-linaceous tribe, it flies with a loud whining sound, occa-sioned by the shortness, concavity and rapid motion of itswings, and the comparative weight of its body. The fleshof this bird is peculiarly white, tender and delicate. The Partridge is nine inches long. It is of a red brown sprinkled with black. The under parts are white, spotted with black, and the sides of the neck s
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . re particular favourites. Like all the rest of the gal-linaceous tribe, it flies with a loud whining sound, occa-sioned by the shortness, concavity and rapid motion of itswings, and the comparative weight of its body. The fleshof this bird is peculiarly white, tender and delicate. The Partridge is nine inches long. It is of a red brown sprinkled with black. The under parts are white, spotted with black, and the sides of the neck spotted with White. The female differs in having the chin and sides head yellowish brown, in which dress it has been bed as a different kind. There is however only one .s known within the United States. CALIFOHNIAN QUAIL. 127 CALIFORNIAN QUAIL, The general colour of the upper part of the body andwings in/this bird, is of a dusky brown, assuming a leadenor slaty tinge on the tail, and on the fore part of the breast,upon which it advances in the form of a broad band. Thefore part of the head is of a mixed ash grey, and thehinder part blackish brown. &> in.
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