74 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 
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 ex- 
ception 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 ridgwayi (Brewster). Ridgway’s bob- 
white. Sonora; ranging south from the Arizona bor- 
der. (Between 1,000 and 2,500 feet above sea-level. ) 
“2. Colinus virginianus texanus (Lawr.). Texas 
bobwhite. Northeastern Mexico; Nuevo Leon and 
Tamaulipas. (From near sea-level up to 2,500 feet. ) 
“3. Colinus graysoni (Lawr.). Grayson’s bobwhite. 
Southern part of tableland; from San Luis Potosi and 
northern Jalisco to Valley of Mexico (3,000 to 7,500 
feet). 
“4. Colinus graysoni nigripectus (Nelson). Puebla 
bobwhite. Tableland of southern Puebla (3,000 to 
6,000 feet). 
“s. Colinus pectoralis (Gould). Black-breasted 
bobwhite. Eastern base of Cordillera in Vera Cruz; 
