FA.MILV TETRAONID^. — GKOUSE, rAKTItlDGEy, (QUAILS, ETC. 



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LAND BIRDS. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



FAMILY TETRAONID^. 

 Grouse, Partridges, Quails, etc. 



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. 



UudeiiKiits, while, black, uud rufous; throat, white (male); throat, biilV l)rowu 



i^^^-^'^^)- Quail. Bob White. 



Colinns vinjinianus, and races. 

 See No. 235. 



The Southern race (C. v. floridanm) has much more black ou the breast aud the 

 underparts more heavily banded than the Xortheru bird. 



