BIRDS. 



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FIG. 229. 



over the civilized globe. Quail of various species are 

 found in nearly all tem- 

 perate regions. In some 

 portions of the United 

 States the quail is erro- 

 neously called the par- 

 tridge, and this name is 

 also applied to the ruffed 

 grouse, a large gallina- 

 ceous bird found in the 

 mountainous regions of 

 the United States. The 

 prairie-hen is a grouse. 

 Partridges are not found COMMON 

 in the United States ex- 

 cepting in the extreme western parts 



FIG. 230. 



a, common partridge (Perdix cinerea) ; b, red-legged partridge (Perdixrvfa). 



Columbse. Pigeons fly heavily, but with great power, 

 and can prolong their flight for a considerable time. 

 They usually build their nests in trees and live in pairs, 



