. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande Valley . 4. Tail not strikingly graduated, middle feath-ers not much the longest. 5. Toes feathered 5. Toes naked. Lagopus, p. G. Tail of 20 feathers. Dendragapus, p. Tail of 16 feathers. Canachites, Legs not feathered down to base of toes. 2. Neck with two blackish or brownish ruffs. Boiiasa, p. 127. 2. Neck without ruffs. 3. Tail much less than half as long as wing ;claws long .... Cyrtonyx, p. 122. 3. Tail more than half as long as wing ; clawsmo
. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande Valley . 4. Tail not strikingly graduated, middle feath-ers not much the longest. 5. Toes feathered 5. Toes naked. Lagopus, p. G. Tail of 20 feathers. Dendragapus, p. Tail of 16 feathers. Canachites, Legs not feathered down to base of toes. 2. Neck with two blackish or brownish ruffs. Boiiasa, p. 127. 2. Neck without ruffs. 3. Tail much less than half as long as wing ;claws long .... Cyrtonyx, p. 122. 3. Tail more than half as long as wing ; clawsmoderate. Fig. 100. 4. Head not crested . . Coliiius, p. 114. 4. Head with crest. 5. Crest blended with feathers of crown. Callipepla, p. Crest distinct from feathers of crown,6. Crest long and straight (2-3 inches).Oreortyx, p. Crest upright, recurved and club-shaped (about 1 inch). Lophortyx, p. COLINUS. General Characters. — Feathers of crown lengthened and erectile, butnot forming a distinct crest; tail about three fifths as long as wing ; wing-less than five inches ; plumage of upper parts spotted and barred. KEY TO ADULT MALES. 1. Throat black ridgwayi, p. 116. 1. Throat white. 2. Under parts lightly and irregularly bar
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