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by some, belongs to the family proper, but if this is so, tliere must 

 be a bar sinister on its escutcheon to account for some of its 

 peculiarities. 



At present eleven branches of Bob-whites are known to live in 

 various parts of Mexico, and our work has enabled us to intro- 

 duce four of them to the friends of the family. Wherever they 

 were encountered over this great area it was interesting to observe 

 how closely they continue to resemble one another in notes and 

 habits. From the border of Canada to Guatemala they hold true 

 to a general style of speech and manners that always betrays their 

 connection ; with the possible exception of the Yucatan branch, 

 of which I am unable to give any definite information. 



For the charming qualities and pretty ways of these little 

 friends of the field, I trust their days may be many and their 

 numbers never grow less. 



As it is quite possible that some of our mutual friends may 

 have the opportunity to call upon these Mexican connections of 

 'our Bob,' I have taken some trouble to secure their names and 

 addresses which are given below. The directory is complete, I 

 believe, up to date. 



1. Colinus ridgrvayi"BYe\\?,i&Y. Ridgwav's Bob-white. Sonora ; rang- 

 ing south from the Arizona border. (Between looo and 2500 feet above 

 sea level.) 



2. Colinus virginia7ius texaiius (Lawr.). Texas Bob-white. North- 

 eastern Mexico ; Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. (From near sea level up 

 to 2500 feet.) 



3. Coh'jtus g-raysoiii (L,diV{Y.). Grayson's Bob-white. Southern part of 

 tableland ; from San Luis Potosi and northern Jalisco to Valley of Mexico. 

 (3000-7500 feet.) 



4. Coli)ius graysoni 9iio-ripecttisl\&\son. Puebia Bob-white. Tableland 

 of southern Puebia. (3000-6000 feet.) 



5. Colinus pectoralis (Gould). Black-breasted Bob-white. Eastern 

 base of Cordillera in Vera Cruz ; from Jalapa to Isthmus of Tehuantepec. 

 (500 to 5000 feet.) 



6. Colinus g-odmani Nelson. Godman's Bob-white. Lowlands of south- 

 ern Vera Cruz ; probably also ranging into Tabasco. (From sea level to 

 1500 feet.) 



7. Colinus coyolcos (Miill.)- Coyolcos Bob-white. Pacific coast of 

 Oaxaca and Chiapas ; from City of Tehuantepec to Tonala. (From sea 

 level to 3000 feet.) 



