A418 RAIL. 
The steadiness of its horizontal flight, however. renders it no difficult 
mars to the sportsman, particularly when zssisted by his sagacious 
pointer. The fes:, of this bird is peculiarly white, tender, and 
delicate, unequalled, in these qualities, by tua: of any other of its 
genus in the Uxit=¢ States. 
The Quail, as itis called in New England, or the Partridge, as in 
Pennsrlvania. is nine inch:s long, and fourteen inches in extent; the 
bill is black ; line over the ere, “down the recs. and whole chin, pure 
white, bounded by a band of black, which cescencs and spreads 
broadly over the throat; the eve is dark hazel; crown, necx, and 
upper tart of the breast, red brown; sides of the neck, sp: red 
with white and black ona reccish brown ground: back, scar 
and lesser coverts, red brown, intermixed “with ash, and ea 
with black: tertials. edzed with ycLowish white: wings. plain dusky; 
lower part cf the breast and beilr, pale yeliowish white. beautir. Ff 
marked with numerous curving spets. or arrowneacs of black: 
ash. sprinsicd with reddish brown; legs. very pale ash. 
The femste differs in having the chin and sides of the head yel- 
lowish brown, in which dress it Eas been described as a different kind. 
There is, however, only cxe species cf Quail at present known with- 
in the United States. 
RAIL.—RALLUS CAROLINTS. — Fie. 193. 
Soree, Cxfzsb. i 70. — Aro, Z-1. p. 481. No. 409. — Live American Water-ben. 
Edw. 144. — Le Réle de Virginie. Buf. viii. 165. 
CREX C4ROLINTS. — Boxarsrte.* 
Revs (Crex) Cerclinus. Bonap. Si-p. 335. 
Or all our Jand or water fowl, percacs none afford the sportsmen 
More agreeable amusement, or a more delicious repast, tin the line 
bird now before us. This em zsemert is indeed temperary, lasting 
only two or three hours in the cay, for four cr five weeks in each 
te She 
sue rat i Tan more into each other than many ci_e 
and, in the present sate of ornithology. tc ir separation is indispensable. Crex 
may he characterized by tc shorter than the head ; sircag at the base. and 
re forehead veatered; the Common Land Ra. or Comerake of 
and our reseat species, Ty * be taken as very good t ical exam 
la, the forehead = : ane oot CH ond = 
is longer than ice Lead, ne pane 
: during the day. they 
. the Common Land 
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