BOB-WHITE. 
QUAIL. PARTRIDGE. 
COI.INUS VIRGINIANUS. 
Char. Above, reddish brown, mottled with gray, black, white, and 
; stripe over eyes and patch on throat white or buffy white, dark- 
^st m females ; lower parts buffy white with brown and black markings, 
^^ngth about lo inches. 
^ In pasture or field, hid amid thick growth or under a bush or tuft 
" long grass ; made of grass, weeds, and leaves loosely arranged. 
8-20 (usually i c to i8, and a sot of 28 has been recorded); white ; 
•■20X1.00. 
The Partridge of America, exceedingly prolific, has extended 
•Is colonies from the inclement coasts of New England and the 
^estern plains of Missouri to the mild latitudes of Mexico and 
onduras. In Jamaica, where it has long been introduced 
•md naturalized, the inhabitants distinguish it as the Partridge, 
an appellation sufficiently prevalent in various parts of the 
•nted States. At the north, these birds are rarely seen to the 
