92 QUAIL. 



each side a broader streak of dark brown; over the eye is another yellow white line, as 

 long as that on the crown. Chin and throat, white, with a double semicircular band of 

 dark brown running down from under and behind the eye, and having a black patch at 

 the bottom in front. Breast, brown ochre, the shafts of the feathers nearly white; lower 

 breast, abdomen, and under tail coverts of a yellowish white. The upper parts are brown, 

 with the shafts pale brown. Quills, brown, the outer webs marked with light brown, 

 except the first, which has the outer edge whitish. Tail, of twelve feathers, brown ; hid by 

 the upper coverts. Legs and feet, yellowish brown. 



The female is without the semicircular dark marks on the neck. 



The young birds resemble the female, and the males are two years old before they 

 attain the dark bands on the neck. 



The weight is about three ounces and a half. 



The length of the male is eight inches; the female being half an inch less. 



