4 FIELD KEY TO THE LAND BIRDS. 
HEN-LIKE BIRDS. — Gallinae. 
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These birds build their nests 
and live mostly on the ground, and stay the year 
around in the same district. 
Bini. — Hard, short, stout, bent 
but not pointed. 
Freer. — Hind toe small and ele- 
vated. 
WInGs. — Short. 
Foop. — Seeds, buds, and insects. 
1. QUAIL, BOB-WHITE. Colinus virginianus. 
—Length, 10 inches. Chestnut and black above; 
underparts white, with black and chestnut markings. 
Female and young similar in color, the dark parts 
being faded and the white parts buffish or grayish. 
Quails spend the summer in fields, meadows, or 
on the borders of woodlands, and in winter retire 
to thick woods or swamps. During the breeding 
season each pair of birds stays by itself, but later they 
flock together in from one to several families. At 
