BIRDS OF 



The beautifully marked Turnstone is a bird of nearly cos- 

 mopolitan distribution. It is found in America on both coasts, 

 and also in the interior. At Hamilton Beach it is a regular 

 visitor in spring and fall, though seldom more than two or three 

 are found together. 



They are very sociable in their habits, mixing freel}' with 

 whatever other waders they chance to meet, and as they are 

 seen here till the end of the first week in June, it is probable 

 that they breed within the limits of Ontario. 



They are again seen, young and old together, early in Sep- 

 tember, and linger around the shores of the bay till the end of 

 that month, when they move farther south to spend the winter. 



Order GALLING. Gallinaceous Birds. 



Suborder PHASIANI. Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges, 



Quails, etc. 



Family TETRAONIDiE. Grouse, Partridges, etc 



Subfamily PERDICIN^E. Partridges. 



Genus COLINUS Lesson. 



119. COLINUS VIRGINIANUS (Linn.). 289. 

 Bob-white. 



Coronal feathers erectile but not forming a true crest. Forehead, super- 

 ciliary line and throat white, bordered with black ; crown, neck all round 

 and upper-part of breast brownish-red, other under-parts tawny-whitish, all 

 with more or fewer doubly crescentic black bars ; sides broadly streaked 

 with brownish-red ; upper-parts variegated with chestnut, black, gray and 

 tawny, the latter edging the inn^r quills. Female known by having the 

 throat buff instead of white, less black about the fore-parts, and general 

 colors less intense, rather smaller than the male. Length, g-io ; wing, 4^-5 ; 

 tail 2^-3. 



Hab. Eastern United States and Southern Canada, from Southern 

 Ma ne to the South Atlantic and Gulf States, west to Dakota, Eastern Kan- 

 sas, and Eastern Texas. 



Nest on the ground in a natural or excavated hollow, lined with grass or 

 leaves, usually sheltered by tall grass, weeds, bushes, or brush. 



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