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brownish-orange upon the head and throat. The fea- 

 thers upon the crown of the head are also edged with 

 white ; and the upper parts of the plumage have more 

 black spots and bars. The orange-brown mark upon 

 the belly is also generally ill-defined, paler in colour, or 

 entirely wanting. 



White, pied, and cream-coloured varieties are not un- 

 common. 



COMMON QUAIL. 



PERDIX COTURNIX, Linn. 

 PLATE LXII. 



Perdix Coturnix, Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 2. p. 651. sp. 28. 



Tetrao Coturnix, Linn. Syst 1. p. 278. 20 Faun. Suec. No. 206 Gmel 



Syst. 1. p. 765 Raii Syn. p. 58. A. 6 Will. p. 121. t. 29 Briss. v. 1. 



p. 247. 



Coturnix major, Briss. v. 1. p. 251. 

 La Caille, Buff. Ois. v. 2. p. 449. t. 16 Id. PL EnL 17/0 Temm. Pig. et 



Gall. v. 3. p. 478 Id. Man. d'Ornith. v. 2. p. 491. 



Le Crokiel, Buff. Ois. v. 2. p. 255. 



\Vachtel Feldhuhn, Becfist, Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 1402 Meyer, Tasschenb. 



Deut. v. 1. p. 306 Frisch, Vog. t. 117- male and female. 

 De Wachtel, Sepp. Nederl. Vog. t. p. 143. 

 Common Quail, Br. Zool. 1. No. 99 Arct. ZooL 2. p. 320. B Albin. 1. 



t. 30 7Ptft.(Angl.) p. 169 Lewirfs Br. Birds, 4. t. 138 Lath. Syn. 4. 



p. 779. 24 Id. Supp. p. 222 Mont. Ornith. Diet. v. 2 Id. Supp. 



Wale. Syn. 2. t. 185. Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 7 Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. 



p. t. 308. male. 



THE Quail, which is found in most parts of the Old Con- 

 tinent, is a migratory species, changing its abode at fixed pe- 

 riods, and obeying in that respect the same laws that regulate 

 the movements of so many of the feathered race. In Britain Periodical 

 these birds make their first appearance in May, and continue V 

 with us till after the breeding-season, and till their young are 

 able to accompany them in their autumnal migration to more 

 southern latitudes, winch usually takes place during the month 

 of October. Some few are said to remain through the whole 

 year in the southern counties, and in the vicinity of the sea ; 



