BOB-WHITE. 



QUAIL. PARTRIDGE, 



COLINUS VIRGINIANUS. 



Char. Above, reddish brown, mottled with gray, black, white, and 

 buff ; stripe over eyes and patch on throat white or buffy white, dark- 

 est in females ; lower parts buffy white with brown and black markings. 

 Length about lo inches. 



Nest. In pasture or field, hid amid thick growth or under a bush or tuft 

 of long grass ; made of grass, weeds, and leaves loosely arranged. 



Eggs. 8-20 (usually 15 to 18, and a set of 28 has been recorded); white ; 

 1.20 X 1. 00. 



The Partridge of America, exceedingly prolific, has extended 

 its colonies from the inclement coasts of New England and the 

 western plains of Missouri to the mild latitudes of Mexico and 

 Honduras. In Jamaica, where it has long been introduced 

 and naturalized, the inhabitants distinguish it as the Partridge, 

 — an appellation sufficiently prevalent in various parts of the 

 United States. At the north, these birds are rarely seen to the 



