. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY TETKAONIDiE. GKOUSE, PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, ETC. 149 LAND BIRDS. KEY TO THE SPECIES. FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, Quails, etc. Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest; bill, rather short and stout; wing, short and somewhat rounded, the outer primaries curved; wing, less than 12 inches long. Group 1. Wing, less than 5 inches Uuderpiirts, white, black, aud rufous; throat, white (male); throat, buff brown (female). Quail. Bob White. C'olinK^ virgiiiitnins^ and races. See X
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. FAMILY TETKAONIDiE. GKOUSE, PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, ETC. 149 LAND BIRDS. KEY TO THE SPECIES. FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, Quails, etc. Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest; bill, rather short and stout; wing, short and somewhat rounded, the outer primaries curved; wing, less than 12 inches long. Group 1. Wing, less than 5 inches Uuderpiirts, white, black, aud rufous; throat, white (male); throat, buff brown (female). Quail. Bob White. C'olinK^ virgiiiitnins^ and races. See Xo. The Southern race (C. v. floridanus) has much more black on the In-east and tlie underparts more heavily banded than the Northern 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Columbian Museum. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian Museum
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