31. Colinus nigrogularis nigrogularis (Gould) 
a 
Honduras Bobwhite 
Other Ham 8.-— 
Guatemalan: perdiz, codorniz 
English: ~ quail 
Status.--This species is reported to be a fairly common resident of the grasslands 
especially on the savannas near La Libertad and San Francisco, El Petén. 
Descrintion.--Size about the same as that of C. virginianus subsp. 
Adult male.--Chin and throat black: crown brownish black, bordered at front and 
sides by a broad stripe of brownish white; interscapulars chestmut: breast white, the 
feathers broadly edged with black, giving it a white-spotted pattern. Bill black feet 
and legs dark brown. | , 
Adult female.--Chin and upper throat light buffy brown: crown brownish black 
streaked with grayish buff; upperparts mostly mottled, spotted, and barred with black 
and buff on light brown: abdomen whitish more or less transversely barred or spotted with 
brownish black; the sides and flanke with broad V-shaped markings. Bill brownish black 
basal half of lower part light colored; feet and legs dark brown. ; 
Measurements.-- 
Male (4) Female (7) 
Wing, 92-94 (93). Wing, 86-95 (92) 
Tail, 49.5-52.5 (51.) | Tail, 48-51 (48.8) 
Tareus, 2767-28.1 (27.9) Tarsus, 26.4-28.5 (27.7) 
Culmen from base, 14.5-15.2 (14.8) Culmen from base, 14.4-15.7 (14.8) 
General Distribution. -—Lake Petén district of Guatemala, the open pine-forested parts of 
Belize (British Honduras), and the Caribbean lowlands of Honduras (and northern 
Nicaragua? ). 
Distribution in Guatemala.--Tropical Zone grasslands of the northern Petén. 
Beagrae.--Tt was reported by local hunters to occur near La Libertad and San Francisco, 
Petén. 
In literature it has been recorded from: Pacomén and La Libertad (Van Tyne): 
La Libertad (Nelson). | 
Habits and Hunting.--See the general comments on quail. 
32. Colinus leucopogon hypoleucus (Gould) 
Salvadorean White-breasted Bobwhite 
0 ther Name § o- 
- @uatemalan: codorniz, perdiz, coroniz 
English; quail, bobwhite 
Status,--This quail is a common resident locally of grasslands near the El Salvador 
boundary, in the Department of Jutiapa. 
Deserintion.--A small quail; male with chin, throat, and underparts mostly white; female 
pbrowmer, more barred and spotted on underparts. 
Adult male.--Forehead brown, nave and occiput with large white spots: back and 
rump brown heavily blotched with blackish and flecked with grayish white; scavulare and 
upper wing coverts reddish-brown; chin and throat white, some individuals with almost the 
entire underparts white, while in others this is true of only the breast and upper abdomen. 
Bill black; iris dark brown; feet and legs bluish horn. 
Adult female.—Similar to male on the upperparts, but differing beneath in 
that the chin and throat are pale buff, slightly streaked with dusky: rest of underparte 
strongly barred with dark brown and blackish, 
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