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NORTHERN COLIN. 



0 Colin Colenicui. Temrti, Pig. et Gall. 3. 436. 

 New England Partridge. Alb. Birds, 1. pi. 28. 

 Virginian Partridge. Catesb, Carol 3. pi, 12. — Lath. Gen, Syn, 

 4. 777. 22. 



Maryland Partridge. Penn. Arct. Zool, 2. 185. — Lath, Gen, 



Syn. 4. 778. 23. 

 Louisiane Quail. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 785. 27. 

 Lesser Mexican Quail. Lath. Gen, Syn, 4. 786. 30. 



Latham has described this species under no less 

 than four different names, as may be seen by re- 

 ferring to the synonyms : it is rather less than a 

 Partridge, and is about eight or nine inches in 

 length : the male has the forehead black : a broad 

 band of white extends from the base of the beak, 

 on each side, passing over the eyes to the nape ; 

 this is accompanied by a narrow one of black : the 

 throat is of a pure white, encircled with a broad 

 band of black, which arises at the angle of the 

 beak, and passes beneath the eyes to the fore- 

 part of the neck, where it is somewhat expanded, 

 and mixes with the spots of black, white, and red, 

 with which that part is adorned : the top of the 

 head is red-chesnut, spotted with black : the back 

 is of a rufous-red ; the edges of the feathers grey- 

 ish, marked with fine black stripes : on the middle 

 of the back are several large black spots, edged 

 with rufous : the rump with the same, but the 

 ground colour more rufous-grey, with undulated 

 obsolete brown stripes : the scapulars and the 

 greater wing- coverts spotted with black and red 

 on their inner webs, and grey and red on their 

 outer ; their feathers are all slightly fringed with 



