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Hab. — Coast region of California, south to Monterey. Introduced 

 in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. 



(a) Valley partridge (Lophortyx californicus vallicola). 



General appearance same as No. 14 ; said to be more grayish blue 

 or paler in color. 



Hab. — Interior valleys of California and foot-hills of the Sierra 

 Nevada ; east to Panamint Mountains, south to Cape St. Lucas. 



15. Gambel's Partridge. — Lophortyx gambeli. 



Top of head chestnut ; forehead black crossed by narrow white 

 line between eyes, white stripe behind the eye bordered with black 

 above ; throat black bordered with white ; upper parts and tail blue ; 

 wings with brownish tinge ; lower part buff ; abdomen black ; plume 

 black, feathers wider at ends ; bill black ; feet and legs gray. Length, 

 10 in. ; wing, 4f in. 



Female. — Similar ; throat dark buff ; shorter crest. 



Hab. — Western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Utah and 

 Nevada, Southern California in the Colorado Valley, and southward 

 into Northwestern Mexico. 



16. Mountain Partridge. — Oreortyx fictus. 



Top of head, sides of neck, and breast slate blue ; upper parts and 

 wings deep olive brown ; crest, long straight black feathers ; chin 

 white ; throat chestnut bordered with black and white ; middle of belly 

 white ; tail olive brown mottled with black ; bill black. Length, 10 in. ; 

 wing, 5f in. 



Female, — Similar ; crest feathers shorter. 



Hab. — Pacific Coast region from San Francisco Bay north to Wash- 

 ington. Introduced on Vancouver Island. 



(a) Plumed partridge {Oreortyx pictus plumiferous). 



Closely resembles No. 16 ; habits the same. 



Hab. — Sierra Nevada (both slopes) east to Panamint Mountains 

 and to Mount Magruder, Nevada ; south in the coast ranges from 

 San Francisco Bay to Lower California. 



[fi) San Pedro partridge {Oreortyx pictus confinis). 



Another similar bird. 



Hab. — San Pedro Mountains, Lower California. 



