648 U. Ss. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
Sp. Cu.—Head striped with white, black, and lead color; chin black. Feathers above streaked centrally with whitish, those 
on the outer surf ce of the wings, with two series of rounded block spots. Central line of breast and belly dark chestnut ; the 
abdomen, thighs, and crissum, black ; the sides of breast and body lead color, with round white spots. Legs blue. Length, 
8.75; wig, 7; tail, 2.50. 
Hab.—Chiefly on the upper Rio Grande from the high plains of the Pecos. 
It is scarcely possible to describe this beautiful quail so as to exhibit an accurate idea of its 
markings and coloration, It is, however, so different from any other known species as to require 
mention of its more prominent teatures only. 
Head with a broad depressed and full occipital crest. The sides of the head are striped white, 
plumbeous, and black. The lead color forms a streak above and below the eye, the latter one 
widening behind and with a crescent of black parallel to it on the sides of the neck. The chin 
and middle of the throat, (bounded laterally and behind by white,) with two spots on the 
The 
forehead is black, with two white streaks on each side, the vertex is likewise black bat the 
upper eyelids and a stripe behind, starting below the middle of the eye, are also black. 
feathers are tipped with brownish vellow, of which color is the crest. The under parts are dark 
bluish ash, each feather with two series of round white spots; the cemtral line of breast and 
belly daik orange chestnut; the thighs, anal region, and beneath the tail, sooty or velvety 
black. The feathers above are all streaked centrally with brownish white or yellow, bordered 
with black; the back and scapulars reddish brown, barred transversely with black; the 
exposed surfaces of the wings with two series of black spots on each feather. Primary quills 
brown spotted with white. 
A skin, probably of a young male, is without the black and plumbeous of the head and throat ; 
the white, however, is speckled with brown. 
The female is something like the male on the back, except that the wings lack the round 
black spots. The under parts are totally different, the ground color being of a light purplish 
cinnamon, the feathers of the breast and sides streaked centrally and narrowly on each side the 
(ligkt colored) shafts with black. The throat and median line of belly and anal region are 
dull purplish white, without markings. The head shows none of the black and white 
markings, 
List of specimens. 
Catal. | Sex. Locality. When collected.| Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by— Remarks. 
No. No. 
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4418 | fof Chihuaghitaeses.ceeas| sa oceeeos =e eee UO BIRO es SoSal Seana boss eee SeScesaa||=scoeesoeecescendec] 
HO3560\) Oo ||) Fort Davis, Tex: ----|2-2c-<e--- =a Dr. Poard;(U.SvA|: eo-8le2s oss soos snes". 22 soscaon eee eee 
10357 | Cun eas Costs e esomes |--- 2-222 en ee| one eee GW ee aSsec| secood batconshess5805|| seoesdessecnkosscocc 
TOSSSi lau |es-2—- dO ear es |pawowa ssa own esa GOs er nons| Sons ce oceaeaae cso weteel|pnes esos. 3s 
+9358 bi a Turkey creek, Tex_..| Nov. —, 1854 | Major Emory----| 25 Dr. Kennerly <==) -ssccossas-cissonceme 
93890|Seues | Las Moras, Texas_..-| 1853..-.---.- DraCrawiordes=a||5. oo |a2 on ene sees |p aan eae 
9356 | eee Mimbres to R. Grande [neeeeeneen-e- Driil..C sentry |22 2225 | eee e coe coe eel eee ee ee 
5106 | Noaca IOWiesternMlexas)qence|Ceccees wsaine= = Capt. Pope: sis. si2s-2c2 Ramee coe cee emete eon aee siae arene eee 
9355 eres | Laredo, Texas--.----|------------- Major Emory....|-----. Je i Clarkaee =a (ssoseae eee eee aemteetet = 
3998 | | New Leon, Mex ....- (BAgril—-- BBS Wolite\Gonch,.2-.20|20_. 22 |Uscsee eee ee | Eyes dark, bill black. 
