446 Noirrii a.mi;i{I('an imrds. 



dian Territory, wliicli cuntaiiiocl .sixtoi-u o;j:<,'h, iiicaMuru, one l.(i;j l)y 1.20 

 iiicIioM, anotlier I.d.'! by l.l'S, niid tlie tliinl 1.7") l>y l.L'H iiu'lie.s. Tlu-y are 

 of a rniiiided-oval sliajx', more ohtiise at one end (liaii the otlier, and of a 

 unilbrni eolor, wliieli varies IVum a light elay-color to a darii lawny-brown. 

 Tiie eggs are sometimes, but not always, minutely sprinkled w ith brown. 



Cupidonia cupido, var. pallidicinctus, Kiixav.w. 



THE TEXAS FBAIBIE HEN. 



Ciijiiiluiiiit cii/iido, vi\r. i)(i//i(liciiirtHs, liMKiW.w. 



.Sp. Cii.vu. Siiiiiliw lo Viii'. fUjiiilii, Iml iilmvc tioiuly (■(iimlly brtriuil with iml(> priiyisli- 

 oi'lnm'coii.s iiiul dusky or lilnckish-liiowii. IfL-nctilli wliitc, wilii liiiiil, Imt .Klmiijly ilcliiicd, 

 iiaiiow liars of [lalu firayisli-liniwii. Toj) of lii-ad with hi,'ht bars provaiiiiifr; lioii(l-strij)es 

 n'ddish-browii. J/((^' (U),()07, 1'rniries orTo.\a.s. .Slaked rhiiiis? ; Capt, J. Pope, U. S. A.). 

 Wiiij,', 8.30; tail, 4.20; tarsu.i, 1.70; miildli- toe, 1.50. /■'nnale (10.00,"), f;aiiiu louality, 

 I'tc). Winj;', S.L'O. 



Hau. Southwusturii Prairies (.Staked Plains. Te-xas?). 



In its relations with the C. vupido, this race bears a direct analog}- to 

 Pfcliinrfc.'i ro/tniibknms, as compared with J\ 2>}i"siiiii(//ii,% and to Or///.r tr.ra- 

 nii.% as distinguished from 0. rlri/inidiiiis. Thus in a much less develop- 

 ment ol' the tarsal feathers it iigrees with the southern Pcdiordn, while in 

 paler, grayer colors, and smaller size, it is like the southwestern Orly,!:. 



Gkxl's BONASA, Sticpukn-s. 



Uniinsn, .Stf.I'HKXs, Shaw's Ocii. Zoiil. .\I, 1819. (T.vpe, Tdriio boncisia, L.) 

 Tctmslcs, Kkys. & Bl.\.s. Wirb. Kiirop. 1840, p. l.xiv. 



Gen. Cii.vii. Tail wideniiifr to the end. its f<>at,lieis very broad, as long as tli(> wings; 

 the feathers soft, and I'ighteen in number. Tar.si naked in the lower half; covered with 

 two rows of hexagonal scales anteriorly, a.s in the Orfi/f/iinc. Sides of toes strongly 

 pectin.itod. Naked space on the side of threat covered by a tuft of bread .soft feathers: 

 Portion of culinen between the nasal fossa; about one third the total length. Top of head 

 with a soft crest. 



This genus, in its partly naked tarsi, with two rows of scutelliv anteriorly, 

 indicates a close approach to the American Partridges, or Quails. It lias a 

 single European representative, the B. tn/Irrstris, .Steph. 



Species and Varieties. 



B. umbelluB. Rump with cordate light spot,« ; sides with transverse dark 

 spots. Tail with two gray bands (one terminal), with a broad blackish zone 

 between them. Cervic.il tufts ,glos.sy black or dark brown, with a isemi- 

 metallic steel-bluo or green border. 



