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flanks is deeper and occupies more of the area of the feathers, to the exclu- 

 sion of the white spots with black margins. 



The breeding and general habits are similar to those of the more north- 

 ern bird, though the Florida Quail is equally at home in the pine woods of the 

 region, as in "old fields" and grassy clearings. 



This bird has been introduced into our fauna, and is thought to have 



become partly naturalized. It is a smaller bird than our Bob-white, about 



The European seven inches long, and has three longitudinal yellowish 



Quail. stripes on the head, is ash brown in general color, above 



coturnix cotumix (Linn.), variegated, and striped both black and straw color. The 



lower parts are reddish brown, variegated with black, changing on the under 



neck to yellowish, and on the throat to whitish. These areas are more or 



less broken by bands or patches of dusky brownish. 



