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GAME BINDS OF JVORTII AMERICA. 



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OREORTYX PICT US CON FINIS. 



Geographical Distribution. — " Mountains of San Pedro range 

 Lower California, reachinj; to valleys in winter." — Anthony. 



Adult Male. — " Back wings and tail, ashy brown with sli^'ht 

 olive wash ; inner secondaries and tcrtials bordered with 

 white, forming, when wings are closed, two parallel bars of white 

 foreparts above and below, slaty blue, slightly grayer abdvt 

 belly, rich chestnut, banded on the sides with bars of white and 

 black ; flanks, rufous ; tibia, ashy ; crissuni, velvety black 

 streaked with chestnut ; throat, chestnut, bordered laterally 

 with a narrow black line, which in turn is bordered with wliitt 

 a white mask surrounding the bill and changing to grayish on 

 forehead. Arrow plumes \i\wi\i."— Anthony. 



