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fornia, Oregon, and Washington, which has been 

 introduced into Vancouver Island ; O. p. plumi- 

 ferus, of California, Oregon, and Nevada; O.p. 

 confinis, the San Pedro partridge of Lower Cali- 

 fornia ; Callipepla squamata, the scaled partridge 

 of western Texas, New Mexico, southern Ari- 

 zona, and valley of Mexico ; C. s. castaneigastra, 

 the chestnut-bellied scaled partridge of the lower 

 Rio Grande valley, Texas, and northeastern 

 Mexico ; Lophortyx calif ornicus, of the Califor- 

 nia coast, and introduced into Oregon, Washing- 

 ton, and British Columbia ; L. c. vallicola, of 

 California, Oregon, and Nevada ; L. gambeli, of 

 southern Utah, Nevada, northwestern Mexico, 

 western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Cali- 

 fornia ; and Crytonyx montezuma, the Massena 

 partridge of western Texas, New Mexico, Ari- 

 zona, and the table-lands of Mexico. 



All of these are beautiful, the oddest appearing 

 being the curiously marked Massena partridge, 

 with the plumage of which Nature appears to 

 have worked when in a playful mood, so strangely 

 are the almost startling markings arranged. 



The Bob White has been placed at the head 

 of the list for reasons good. Not one of his crested 

 or more gayly marked relatives, near or remote, 

 can approach him in sporting qualifications. He 

 truly is the king of his race, and not alone that, 

 for in the opinion of hosts of enthusiastic sports- 



