than three-fifthe as lo 
Descriptione——A small quail (wing about 93 mn.) with tail lese ne 
as the wing; Baranyi tertiaries and rump spotted with blackish; crest inconspicuous 
a aaa Pe fa h black and white, sometimes mostly black; chin 
Adult male.--Head striped wit 
and throat pure white, not at all buffy; this white area completely surrounded by a black 
band; abdomen rufous brown, unbarred, but streaked heavily with black and more or less 
spotted with white; breast and upper abdomen cinnamon, the feathers edged with black; under 
tail coverts spotted with white. Bill blackish, iris dark brown, legs and feet grayish. 
Adult female.--Similar in general to the male except that the white on the 
head and throat is replaced by buff and the underparts are erayieh, heavily barred with 
“blackish. 


Measurements.-= 
Mele (5) Female (1) 
Wing, 90.5 - 96.5 (93) Wing, 95.5 
Tail, 45 - 50.5 (48.2) Tail, 46 
Tarsus, 25 - 27.9 (26) Tarsus, 26.5 
Culmen from base, 13.8 - 15.6 (14.3) Culmen from base 
General Distribution.—Grassy plains in the northeastern part of Chiapas and adjacent portion 
of Tabasco; probably also neighboring sections of Guatemala. 
Distribution ip Guatemala.—Not yet recorded in the Republic, but probably occurs in western 
part adjacent to plains of Palenque. Tropical Zone. 
Records.--There are no records for Guatemala as yet. It is included in the present list 
since it occurs very near the Guatemala boundary, in the State of Chiapas, México. 
102. Colinus virginjanus salvini Nelson. 
Salvin's Bobwhite. 
Other Names .-= 
Guatemalan: codorniz, perdiz 
English : quail 
Stetus.--Hypothetical. This subspecies may be a locally common resident in grasslands 
adjacent to the coastal plain of Chiapas, México, but as yet it has not been recorded 
in Guatemala. 
Description,—About the size of ¢. vy. minor;it is the darkest of the various geographic 
races. 
Adult male.--Similar to 0. v. insignis, except darker; more grayish, brownish 
above, throat somewhat streaked with black, underparts with much more blackish. 
Measurements.-— . 

Male (7) Female (3) 
Wing, 91.5 - 96 (93.8) Wing, 93 - 96.5 (94.3) 
Tail, 48.5 - 53.5 (51.1) Tail, 45.5 - 49 (46.8) 
Tareus, 26 - 28.3 (26.9) Tareus, 26.5 - 27.3 (26.9) 
Culmen from base, 14.5 - 15.8 (15.2) Culmen from base, 14.5 - 15.5 (15.0) 
General Distribution.—Coastal plains of southern Chiapas near the Guatemala border. 
‘Distribution in Guatemala.—-Hypothetical as yet, since no specimens have been taken. Probably 
occurs in grassland areas of the Pacific coastal plain adjacent to Chiapas. 
Records.--None reported for Guatemala. It is included in the present list since it occurs 
very near the Guatemala boundary in the State of Chiapas, uketco. 
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