104 
THE CALIFORNIAN ORTYX. 
PLATE XL 
Cfttifomian cotin, Orti-x Califonjita, Stephens, C^ntimut. 
tum, vol. xi. p. aW.^'alifoniiari Qutiil, Gitrtient of Zoo- 
logical Socktyt ii. p. & tieiiuttful wouilcut. 
This graceful ami bfautlfuUjr marked species is 
fountt in the low n'oods aiiU plains of CaUfornia, antl 
was met wilh during bolli the voyages of La Pe- 
rou«e and Vancouver ; and a figure is given in thf 
atlas of platei» accompanying the former. A single spe- 
cimen, part of tlie prudufe of the latter voyage, was 
depoaiEed in tlie Britiidli Museum, and served for the 
deacriptions and figures given in tiiis country, pre- 
vious to tbe return of Cajitain Beechey from his voy- 
age to the Paci6c, &c., who brought with him speci- 
mens alive- One only survived its arrival to the 
Zoologic^il Gardens, but seemed to bear tJie change 
of climate perfectly. 
The general colour of the upper plumage is a 
brown ish-^ey. The feathers on the hack and side* 
of the neck' liave a deep black mai^in, and often a 
white tip. The throat is deep ricli black* but be- 
tween and tlie angular markings, of the e^idea there 
