. 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. Birds; Birds. Fig. 410.—Helmet Quail (i. gambeli). nftt. size. (Ad nat. del. E. G.) . —PlumedQuail. (FromTen- ney, after Audubon.) treme forehead whitish. broad bars of blac
. 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. Birds; Birds. Fig. 410.—Helmet Quail (i. gambeli). nftt. size. (Ad nat. del. E. G.) . —PlumedQuail. (FromTen- ney, after Audubon.) treme forehead whitish. broad bars of black and white, or rufous-white; middle of the lower belly, tibia, and flanks, whitish or rufous; crissum velvety-black, streaked with chestnut. Bill dusky, paler below; feet brown. Length ; extent ; wing ; tail ; tarsus ; middle toe and claw about the same. An elegant species, much larger and more beauti- ful than the Bob-white, inhabiting the mountainous parts of Oregon, CaUfomia and Nevada. The relative extent of the olive and slaty parts is very variable. There is something of a grouse in the composition of this partridge. Egg a miniature of the rufied grouse's, only dis- tinguished by smaller size— X LiOPHOR'TYX. (Gr. \6cjios, lophos, a crest; oprv^, ortux, a quail.) Helmet Quail. With an elegant crest, recurved helmet-wise, of several (6-10) keeled, clubbed, glossy-black, imljricated feathers, more than an inch long when fully developed; in the 9, smaller, of fewer feathers. Tarsus slightly shorter than middle toe and claw. Tail about f as long as the wing:. 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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