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27 Black-Throated Bobwhite, Paul A. Johnsgard
27 Black-Throated Bobwhite, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Colinus nigrogularis (Gould) 1843
Other vernacular names: Black-throated quail, Codorniz Garganta Negra, Cuiche Yucateco, Yucatán bobwhite.
Range: The Yucatán peninsula, the Lake Petén district of Guatemala, and coastal portions of British Honduras and Honduras, to extreme northeastern Nicaragua.
28 Spotted Wood Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
28 Spotted Wood Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Odontophorus guttatus (Gould) 1838
Other vernacular names: Bolonchaco, spotted partridge, thick-billed wood quail
Range: Forested parts of the subtropical zone of southeastern Mexico south through Guatemala, British Honduras, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica to extreme western Panama.
26 Bobwhite, Paul A. Johnsgard
26 Bobwhite, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus) 1758
Other vernacular names: American colin, Codorniz Común, Cuiche Común, partridge, quail
Range: Virtually all of the eastern United States north to southern Maine, New York, southern Ontario, central Wisconsin, and central Minnesota, west to southeastern Wyoming, eastern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, and eastern Mexico south to Chiapas and adjacent Guatemala, but excluding the lowlands of Yucatán. Also existing as isolated populations in Sonora (largely extirpated) and as introduced populations in the Columbia and Snake river basins of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northwestern Wyoming (Bighorn and Shoshone River valleys).
31 Gray Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
31 Gray Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Perdix perdix (Linnaeus) 1758
Other vernacular names: Bohemian partridge, English partridge, European partridge, Hungarian partridge, Hun, Hunkie
Range: Native to Europe and Asia but introduced into North America and now widely established in southern Canada and the northern United States (see distribution map). The North American population was probably derived from stock representing several different geographic races.
29 Singing Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
29 Singing Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Dactylortyx thoracicus ( Gambel) 1848
Other vernacular names: Chiviscoyo, Cinco Real, Codorniz, Chifladora, long-clawed quail, long-toed partridge, long-toed quail
Range: Mountainous areas from Mexico to El Salvador and Hondu
32 Chukar Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
32 Chukar Partridge, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Alectoris chukar (Gray) 1830
Alectoris graeca (Meisner)
Other vernacular names: Chukor, Indian hill partridge, rock partridge (refers to graeca only).
Range: Native to Eurasia, from France through Greece and Bulgaria (typical graeca) southeastward through Asia Minor and southern Asia (typical chukar). These two populations should probably be regarded as separate species (Watson, 1962a, b), and all of the introduced United States stock is apparently referable to A. chukar. The racial origin of the birds introduced into North America is varied and includes not only Indian stock (probably A. c. chukar, as recognized by Sushkin, 1927) but …
30 Harlequin Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
30 Harlequin Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors) 1830
Other vernacular names: Black quail, Codorniz Encinera, Codorniz Pinta, crazy quail, fool quail, massena quail, Mearns quail, Montezuma quail, painted quail, squat quail
Range: Southwestern United States south to Oaxaca, Mexico. The doubtfully distinct species C. ocellatus (Gould) extends from southern Oaxaca to Nicaragua.
Color Plates, Paul A. Johnsgard
Color Plates, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
32–35. Sage Grouse • 36–39. Blue Grouse • 40–43. Spruce Grouse • 44–46. Willow Ptarmigan • 47–49. Rock Ptarmigan • 50–51. White-tailed Ptarmigan • 52–54. Ruffed Grouse • 55–58. Pinnated Grouse • 59–60. Sharp-tailed Grouse • 61. Downy Young of Grouse and Partridges • 89. Long-tailed Tree Quail • 90. Bearded Tree Quail • 91. Mountain Quail • 92. Barred Quail and Scaled Quail • 93. Elegant Quail • 94. Gambel Quail • 95. Scaled Quail • 96. Gambel Quail • 97. Hybrid Gambel x Scaled Quail • 98. California Quail • 99. Bobwhite Quail • 100. Spotted Wood Quail …
Black & White Photographs, Paul A. Johnsgard
Black & White Photographs, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
1–4. Sage Grouse • 5–12. Blue Grouse • 13–17. Spruce Grouse • 18–22. Willow Ptarmigan • 23–26. Rock Ptarmigan • 27–31. White-tailed Ptarmigan • 62–65. Ruffed Grouse • 66–69. Sharp-tailed Grouse • 70–79. Pinnated Grouse • 80. Buffy-crowned Tree Quail Habitat • 81. Bearded Tree Quail • 82–84. Barred Quail • 85–87. Scaled Quail • 88. Mountain Quail • 111. Hybrid Barred × Scaled Quail • 112. Hybrid Mountain × California Quail • 113. Hybrid California × Scaled Quail • 114. Hybrid Scaled × Gambel Quail • 115. Hybrid Bobwhite × Gambel Quail • 116. Hybrid Bobwhite × California Quail …
24 Gambel Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
24 Gambel Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Callipepla gambelii (Gambel) 1843
Other vernacular names: Arizona quail, Codorniz de Gambel, desert quail, Olanthe quail.
Range: From southern Nevada, southern Utah, and western Colorado south to northeastern Baja California, central Sonora, northwestern Chihuahua, and western Texas.
25 California Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
25 California Quail, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Callipepla californica (Shaw) 1798
Other vernacular names: California partridge, Catalina quail, Codorniz Californiana, crested quail, San Lucas quail, San Quintin quail, topknot quail, valley quail
Range: From southern Oregon and western Nevada south to the tip of Baja California. Introduced into southern British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, northern Oregon, and Utah
Keys To Identification, Paul A. Johnsgard
Keys To Identification, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
The three following keys can be used to identify unfamiliar species of North American grouse or quails that may be examined in the hand. Unless one is certain that the bird represents either a grouse or a quail, he should begin with the first key. The procedure, as in the use of all such keys, is to choose which of the two initial alternative descriptive couplets (A and AA) best fits the unknown bird. Having chosen one of these, proceed to the choice of couplets (B and BB) occurring immediately below the couplet chosen, without further regard for descriptions listed …
Name Derivations, Paul A. Johnsgard
Name Derivations, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
From: Alectoris—from Latin alector (Greek alectryon): cock ...
through:
Tympanuchus—from Greek tympanon: a drum
Sources, Paul A. Johnsgard
Sources, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Bibliography; more than 600 works cited
Index, Paul A. Johnsgard
Index, Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
Index of vernacular and scientific names
English vernacular names indexed here are for the most part those used in this book for species or larger groupings. Vernacular names for subspecies as well as alternative vernacular names for species are included only if they are in general usage or have been referred to in the text discussions. Plates and figures are identified by number, and pages containing major discussions of each species are indicated by boldface.
Scientific Names: Names indexed here are restricted to those of subspecies, species, or larger groupings of galIinaceous birds mentioned in the text. Technical names of …