TETRAONIDA: GROUSE, BOB-WHITE 
289. Colinus virginianus 
BOB-WHITE. 10 inches 
Male. Above variegated reddish brown, black and white; black 
crown feathers erectile; tail gray. Below, throat white, bordered 
by black band; breast speckled, black and white. Female. Similar 
but more reddish on breast. Called Partridge in the South, Quwaz/ in 
the Northand West. Inthe fall they flock ans frequent gramfelds 
and swamps. They roost on the ground in r 
circle, tail to tail, their heads pointing outw on 
Note. A whistled “Oh, Bob-white,” and call 
note “ guoz-hee,”’ like a guinea hen. 
Nest. On the ground, in hayfields and scrub 
pastures. 
Breeds. Resident in southern New England, 
rare north of Massachusetts. 
96 

