Description of Plate XIV. 



^ Fig. I. Coltnus pectoralis {Gould). J from Carrizal, Vera Cruz. Neck 

 and breast with a broad black collar underlaid with much more or 

 less concealed white ; rest of underparts to crissum plain dark 

 rufous; crissum irregularly marked with black, white and rufous (in 

 some specimens nearly plain rufous). 

 ^ Fig. 2. Colinus graysoni nigripecttis Nelson. $ from Atlixco, Puebla. 

 Decidedly larger than C pectoralts ; pectoral black collar rather 

 narrower with less concealed white ; rest of underparts plain light 

 rufous except for a few black and white marks on under tail-coverts. 

 ^ Fig. 3. Colinus minor Nelson. $ from Palenque, Chiapas. Decidedly 

 smaller than C. pectoralts (even smaller than C. godmani). Narrow, 

 poorly defined black collar below white throat patch ; rest of under- 

 parts plain dark rufous clouded with black on borders of feathers, 

 with a few while marks on under tail-coverts. 

 Fig. 4. Colinus godmani Nelson. $ from Jaltipan, Vera Cruz. Some- 

 what larger than C. minor ; differs mainly from latter in much darker 

 ^ colors, especially below; underparts from throat patch to crissum 

 bright black with some shading of riafous ; the black predominating 

 in this bird as the rufous does in C minor. 

 Fig. 5. Colinus virginianus tcxanus (Lawr.). $ from Matamoros, 

 Tamaulipas. White throat patch bordered by a poorly marked, nar- 

 row black collar followed by a narrow pale reddish pectoral band ; 

 most of breast and rest of underparts strongly barred with black and 

 white. 

 ^ Fig. 6. Colinus virginianus maculatus Nelson. $ from Atla Mira, 

 Tamaulipas. Size about as in C. v. texanus ; differs from latter 

 mainly in broader more strongly marked black collar and in hav- 

 ing breast and rest of underparts to crissum dark rufous spotted and 

 mottled more or less sparingly and posteriorly with black and white. 



