. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ensis of SouthAfrica; C- coromanddica of India, etc.;C delegorgiici of Africa; C. j)ector(disof Australia; and C. novtc-ZefdandifC.(. cotiiriiix. (Fig. ) (^»I .M
. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ensis of SouthAfrica; C- coromanddica of India, etc.;C delegorgiici of Africa; C. j)ector(disof Australia; and C. novtc-ZefdandifC.(. cotiiriiix. (Fig. ) (^»I .MiGUATOKV QUAIL. CoM- MDN Quail of Europ<\ Adult ^ ^:Upjicr parts variegated with buff orwhitish and black upon a mixed red-dish-brown and gray ground, the most conspicuous markings being sharp lance-linear length-wise stripes of biitf or wliitisli over of the upper parts, these dashes mostly edgeil withblack: otinr less promimnt huff or whitish cross-bars, scvrral to a feather, likewise Fio. 005. — Common Quail of Europe, ) nnt. niie (From Drebiu.) 752 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS. —GALLING — ALECTOROPODES. in black. Crown mixed brown and black, with sharp median and lateral buif white, bounded before by a dark bar curving down behind auriculars; behind, by anecklace of ruddy-brown, blackisli, or wliitish spots; chin varied with dark marks in advanceof the auricular bar. Under parts lading to whitish from the buff or pale yellowish-brownbreast, without any dark crossbars, but long feathers of sides and flanks with large and con-spicuous white shaft-stripes and otherwise variegated with black, brown, and buff. Primariesfuscous, spotted with light bri)wn on outer webs; secondaries similar, but the markings be-coming bars on both webs. Tail-feathers brownish-black, much varied with shaft-lines, cross-bars, and edgings of buflf; crissuni immaculate, like abdomen. Bill dark; feet pale; iris darkbrown. Length about ; wing ; tail ; tarsus 1.
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