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out to the eastward, where it has been found near Mt. 
Hood. It was first found north of the Columbia River 
a good many years ago, and later was introduced near 
Seattle, at Vancouver Barracks, and also on Whidbey 
Island, in Puget Sound, where the birds have done 
well. 
The plumed partridge (Oreortyx pictus plumiferus) 
is a paler race, grayish olive above, but often with the 
neck more or less lead-colored, like the breast, the edges 
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of the tertiary feathers whitish, and the forehead white. 
It is found on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, from 
eastern Oregon southward, and through California 
south to northern Lower California. 
The San Pedro quail (Oreortyx pictus confinis) is a 
still paler race, with a thicker bill, first found in the San 
Pedro Mountains of Lower California. According to 
Mr. Anthony, it ranges high up on both sides of the 
mountains, to the highest peaks, estimated at about 
12,500 feet, and is not common below 2,500 feet. 
