72 Lirds of Canada. 
red and brownish-black ; throat, reddish-white, 
with dusky spots; breast and sides covered with 
dusky spots ; abdomen, white. 
FAMILY PERDICID. 
Sub-Family ORTYGINA. 
Ortyx virgintanus.—The Virginia Partridge, 
or Quail. 
The Virginia Partridge is brownish-red, above ; 
underneath, white ; the head marked with white 
and black. Length, ten inches. Nests’ on the 
ground; eggs, white, ten or more in number. 
This beautiful Partridge has become almost 
extinct in Canada. It is often called “ Bod- 
White,’ on account of its peculiar cry. 
FAMILY PHASIANID/. 
Meleagris gallopavo —The Wild Turkey. 
This magnificent fowl is a permanent resident 
of Canada. Color, copper-bronze, with green, 
reflections, each feather with a black margin; 
tail, chestnut, barred with black; head, livid- 
blue, and the legs, red. In other respects it re- 
sembles the domestic turkey. The great beauty 
and size of this bird, and the fact of its being the 
origin of all the domestic varieties, render it a 
most interesting species. 
