FAMILY TETIIAONID^E. GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, ETC. 



149 



LAND BIRDS. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



235 



FAMILY TETRAONID/E. 

 Grouse, Partridges, Quails, etc. 



^^f Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest; bill, 



rather short and stout ; wing, short and somewhat rounded, 

 the outer primaries curved ; wing, less than 12 inches long. 



Group 1. Wing, less than 5 inches long. 



Uuderparte, white, black, and rufous; throat, white (male); throat, buff brown 

 (female). 



Quail. Bob White. 



Colinus virginianus, and races. 

 See No. 235. 



The Southern race (C. v. floridanus) has much more black on the breast and the 

 underparts more heavily banded than the Northern bird. 



