84 GALLING : Gallinaceous Birds 



GALLIN7E (from Gallina, a hen): Fowl-like birds, mostly of 

 large or medium size, with generally short, convex bill; legs and 

 feet stout, adapted for scratching; wings short, rounded. This 

 Order includes the Game-Birds (as distinct from Water-fowl). 

 They are found in every part of the world, some of them, as 

 peacocks and pheasants, ranking among the most beautiful of 

 birds. Three Families are found in the United States, all repre- 

 sented in our region. 



PLUMED QUAIL 



(292a. Oreortyx picta plumifera) 11 in. 



Slaty gray, with brown back, wings, and tail; chestnut throat 

 and cheeks bordered with white; belly and sides chestnut, the 

 latter heavily white- and black-barred. Head with straight plume, 

 long and slender, usually carried erect or pointing forward. 

 Edges of inner flight feathers (tertials) form a streak of deep 

 buff on closed wing. Plume of female shorter than in male. 



Includes San Pedro Quail (No. 292b) not generally recognized. 



SCALED QUAIL 



(293. Callipepla squamata squamata) 10$ in. 



A gray bird with a white top-knot. At close range the whole 

 body, except wings and back, shows a clear blue-gray, each 

 feather edged with black, giving a scaled appearance (hence the 

 name); head and upper neck gray all around; back and wings 

 brownish; belly buffy. 



The color and pattern of this bird so blend into the desert 

 landscape that it simply vanishes while you watch. 



