GAMBEL QUAIL. 



295. Lophortyx gambeli. 10 in. 

 Blue-gray, with chestnut crown and flanks, 



black throat, face, forehead and crest of re- 

 curved feathers. Female duller colored and 

 with no black on the head. 



Nest. On the ground. Eight or ten whitish 

 eggs with reddish-brown spots. 



Range. Southwestern states east to cen- 

 tral Texas. 



MEARN QUAIL; MASSENA QUAIL. 



296. Cyrtonyx mont. montezumce. 9 in. 

 Male most oddly marked with black, white 



and gray. Flat buffy crest. Female brown 

 and buff, with white spots on the sides and 

 black bars on the back. 



Nest. On the ground. Eggs pure white. 



Range. Arid Upper Sonoran and Transi- 

 tion zones from central Ariz and N. Mex. 

 east to central Tex. and south to middle 

 Mexico. 



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