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RASORES. 



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THE VIRGINIAN COLIN. 



American Quail, Mont. Suppl. to Ornitli. Diet. — See 



Grosbeak, White-winged. 

 Coturnix Marylanda, ,, ,, Flem. Brit. An. p. 46. 



Perdix Virgiiiiana, Virginian Partridge, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 173. 

 Ortyx ,, ,, Colin, Macgill. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 228. 



Perdix Borealis, Colin Colenicui, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. iv. p. 335. 



Ortyx. Generic Characters. — Bill short, thick, and strong, higher than 

 broad, slightly convex, the tip rounded. Nostrils basal, linear, operculate, 

 nearly concealed. Feet of moderate length ; tarsus shorter than the middle toe. 

 Wings short, concave, rounded ; the first feather short, the fifth the longest in 

 the wing. Tail of twelve feathers, rather short, and rounded. 



