FAMILY TETRAONIDA. — GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, ETC. 149 
LAND BIRDS. 
KEY 2lO. deeibe Sebel: 
FAMILY TETRAONID. 
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 long. 
Underparts, white, black, and rufous; throat, white (male); throat, buff brown 
(female). 
Quail. Bob White. 
Colinus virginianus and races. 
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See No. 235. 
The Southern race (C. v. floridanus) has much more black on the breast and the 
underparts more heavily banded than the Northern bird. 
