76 Birds of Canada. 



red and brownish-black ; throat, reddish-white, 

 with dusky spots ; breast and sides, covered with 

 dusky spots ; abdomen, white. 



FAMILY PERDICID^E. 

 Siib-Family ORTYGIN^:. 



Ortyx virginianus. The Virginia Partridge, 

 or Quail. 



The Virginia Partridge is brownish-red, above ; 

 underneath, white ; the head marked with white 

 and black. Length, ten inches. Nests on the 

 ground ; eggs, white, ten or more in number. 

 This beautiful Partridge has become almost 

 extinct in Canada. It is often called "Bob 

 White!' on account of its peculiar cry. 



FAMILY PHASIANID^E. 

 Melcagris gallopavo. The Wild Turkey. 



This magnificent fowl is a permanent resident 

 of Canada. Color, copper-bronze, with green 

 reflections, each feather with a black margin ; 

 tail, chestnut, barred with black ; head, livid- 

 blue, and the legs, red. In other respects it 

 resembles the domestic turkey. The great 

 beauty and size of this bird, and the fact of its 

 being the origin of all the domestic varieties, 

 render it a most interesting species. 



