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out to the eastward, where it has been found near Mt. 

 Hood. It was first found north of the Columbia River 

 a good many years ago, and later was introduced near 

 Seattle, at Vancouver Barracks, and also on Whidbey 

 Island, in Puget Sound, where the birds have done 

 well. 



The plumed partridge (Oreortyx pictus plumiferus) 

 is a paler race, grayish olive above, but often with the 

 neck more or less lead-colored, like the breast, the edges 



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of the tertiary feathers whitish, and the forehead white. 

 It is found on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, from 

 eastern Oregon southward, and through California 

 south to northern Lower California. 



The San Pedro quail (Oreortyx pictus confinis) is a 

 still paler race, with a thicker bill, first found in the San 

 Pedro Mountains of Lower California. According to 

 Mr. Anthony, it ranges high up on both sides of the 

 mountains, to the highest peaks, estimated at about 

 12,500 feet, and is not common below 2,500 feet. 



