. 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 . black imbricated feathers, more than an inch long when fullydeveloped ; iu the 9 , smaller, of fewer feathers. Bulk of the bob-white, butlonger; 10-11^; wing 4 or more; tail 3 or more. $ with the chin and throatjet-black, sharply bordered with white ; a wliite line across the vertex and alongthe sides of the crown, bordered behind by black ; 9 without these 238 TETEAONIDiE, GROUSE, PARTRIDGES
. 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 . black imbricated feathers, more than an inch long when fullydeveloped ; iu the 9 , smaller, of fewer feathers. Bulk of the bob-white, butlonger; 10-11^; wing 4 or more; tail 3 or more. $ with the chin and throatjet-black, sharply bordered with white ; a wliite line across the vertex and alongthe sides of the crown, bordered behind by black ; 9 without these 238 TETEAONIDiE, GROUSE, PARTRIDGES. GEN. 187. Californian Partridge. Valley Quail of the Califoriiiaus. $ with asmall white line from bill to eye; forehead whitish with black lines; occiputsmoky-brown; nuchal and cervical feathers with very dark edging and shaftlines, and fine whitish speckling; general color of upper parts ashy withstrong olive-brown gloss, the edging of the inner quills brownish-orange;fore breast slaty-blue; under parts tawnj deepening centrally into richgolden-brown or orange-chestnut, all the feathers sharply edged with jet-black ; sides like the back, with sharp white stripes; vent, flanks and cris-sura tawn}, with dark stripes. Besides lacking the definite head-markings,the 9 wants the rich sienna color of the under parts, which are w^hitish ortawny, with black semicircles as in the $ ; the breast is olive-gray. Lowerportions of California and Oregon, East nearly to the Colorado River;abundant. Eggs of this and the next species speckled. Aud., v, 67,pi. 290; N
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