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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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 …

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

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

Grouse and Quails of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard

Bibliography; more than 600 works cited

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 …

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

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 …

Motion And Time Studies Of Milking Parlors And Routines, R. D. Appleman, C. F. Micke

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study defines and describes the parameters of milking in both the elevated side-opening and herringbone style milking parlor. Included in this "motion and time" study are measurements of differences in milking routines or techniques, as well as the probable contribution of certain mechanical aids, including both crowd gates and group-washing systems. Milker (men) differences are also identified. Detailed measurements of time requirements for specific milking activities or chores are expensive to obtain. Very limited data are found in the scientific literature. This bulletin is published to supply resource data which may be used in planning milking parlors or as …

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1973) 41(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1972 Treasurer's Report ................2

1972 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................3

1972 Christmas Count ................9

Louisiana Heron in Clay County ................14

Monk Parakeets in Omaha................ 15

Summer Records of the Short-billed Marsh Wren in Nebraska ................17

Notes ................19

Checklist Of North American Mammals North Of Mexico, J. Knox Jones Jr., Dilford C. Carter, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Since the publication of "Vernacular names of North American mammals north of Mexico" by Hall et al. (1957) and its subsequent revision (Hall, 1965), systematic and other studies have contributed materially to a better understanding of the nomenclature of North American mammals. For this reason, and because of the usefulness, principally to students, of checklists that record both scientific and vernacular names, an updated listing of New World mammalian species north of Mexico is timely. As in the previous lists, a specific vernacular name applies to all populations of that species.

The present checklist includes all species of North American …

Notes On Some Mammals From Jalisco, Mexico, Hugh H. Genoways, J. Knox Jones Jr.

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The varied topography and climate of the Mexican state of Jalisco have resulted in a diverse mammalian fauna, no comprehensive account of which has been published. Significant collections of mammals from Jalisco were obtained for the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas, between 1949 and 1969 by field parties and individual field representatives, most notably J. R. Alcorn, R. W. Dickerman, and especially P. L. Clifton. Some of the specimens thus obtained have been recorded in systematic accounts of individual taxa or in reports on selected taxonomic groups (see for example, Choate, 1970; Genoways, 1972; Genoways and Jones, …

Ec73-1907 Internal Parasites Of Cattle, D. L. Ferguson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 73-1907 is about internal parasites in cows and how they affect cattle production.

Internal parasites continue to be one of the major problems confronting cattle producers. In 1965, the United States Department of Agriculture estimated that internal parasites in cattle caused an average annual loss of $161,678,000. The internal parasites responsible for the annual loss are listed below.

Anaplasmosis. .$ 36,001,000

Coccidiosis . . . .14,569,000

Worm Parasites .100,046,000

Liver Flukes . . . 3,022,000

Trichomoniasis .. 8,040,000

In cattle the effects of internal parasites will be well camouflaged. However, additional feed will be required to reach market …

Parameters Of Growth Of Holstein-Friesian Bulls, L. L. Calo, R. E. Mcdowell, L. Dale Van Vleck, P. D. Miller

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Growth records of 504 pedigree selected Holstein-Friesian bulls by 120 sires collected for progeny testing at the American Breeders Service, Inc., DeForest, Wisconsin from 1964 to 1971, were studied to determine the shape of the growth curve, relationships among body weights and growth rates at various ages and to estimate heritability of growth. Body weight and average/daily gain were consistently higher than the previous growth standards for Holstein-Friesian bulls. Bulls weighed about 480 kg at 15 months, which was 46% of average mature weight. Average daily gain ranged from 1.3 to 0.8 kg between 6 and 18 months of age. …

Effect Of Amino Acids On Non-Protein Nitrogen Utilization By G-F Swine, P. D. Platter, E. R. Peo, Jr., P. E. Vipperman, P. J. Cunningham

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Two metabolism and one feeding experiment were conducted with a total of 118 crossbred pigs to determine the effect of amino acids on non-protein nitrogen (NPN) utilization by G-F swine.

Reproductive Efficiency In Aged Female Rabbits Given Supplemental Progesterone And Oestradiol, Larry L. Larson, C. H. Spilman, H. O. Dunn, R. H. Foote

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The reproductive efficiency of twenty-eight aged does, 49 to 72 months old, was compared with that of eighteen young does, 6 to 13 months old. Fertilization rate and development in vitro of fertilized ova from rabbits induced to superovulate were not influenced by the doe's age. Ovulation rates following natural mating were only slightly reduced with age. However, the number of embryos per doe was much greater in young than in old does at 12 and 24 days post coitum. All young does had viable embryos, whereas the percentages of aged does with detectable implantation sites and viable embryos were …

Subjective Evaluation Of Teat Canal Anatomy, R. D. Appleman

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Since radiographic techniques have shown that streak canals with larger diameters tend to milk-out faster and are more susceptible to new intramammary infections, a practical visual test was sought to provide easier determination of cows with either extremely narrow (slow milking) or extra wide (susceptible to new infections) streak canals.

A subjective teat classification scheme was developed to describe five different teat-end shapes in 159 Holstein and Brown Swiss cows in the University of Nebraska dairy herd. Approximately one-fourth of the cattle had pointed or round teat ends, one-half had fiat or near flat, and one-fourth were either disk or …

Block And Bridle Annual, 1973

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Table of Contents:

Dr. Baker's Address
Staff Comments
President's Speech
Advisors
Officers
Committee Chairmen
Membership
Animal Science Staff
Graduate Students
Animal Science Graduates
Quarter Horse Show
Appaloosa Horse Show
Program Revue
Livestock Judging Contest
Meats Judging Contest
Honor's Banquet
Junior Scholarship Award
Senior Merit Trophy Winner
Honoree Portrait Presentation
Page ASAS Trip
B & B State Fair Awards
Fall Steak Fry
Kids Day
Little AK-SAR-BEN
Ham Sales
Christmas Coffee
B&B Dance
Queen Finalists
Queen
Number Stickers & National B & B Report
Spring Tour
Senior Livestock Judging Team
Senior Meats Judging Team
Junior Livestock Judging Team
Junior Meats Judging Team …

Evaluation Of Purebreds And Two-Breed Crosses In Swine: Feedlot Performance And Carcass Merit , R. K. Johnson, I. T. Omtvedt, L. E. Walters

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Feedlot performance of 941 barrows and gilts and carcass traits of 190 barrows of purebreds and crossbreds of the Duroc, Hampshire and Yorkshire breeds were evaluated for differences between purebreds and reciprocal crosses and for heterosis. Purebred and crossbred litters were farrowed contemporaneously at the Ft. Reno Experiment Station in the 1971 spring and fall farrowing seasons.

Rather distinct differences between the pure breeds were evident for most traits. In general, Durocs gained weight more rapidly than Hampshires and Yorkshires while Yorkshires were the most efficient pure breed. Hampshire barrows had less backfat, more loin eye area and more total …

Relationship Between Weight And 40K Count In Steers , R. K. Johnson, L. E. Walters, J. V. Whiteman

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Thirty-six Angus-Hereford steers were fed four diets of different potassium concentration for 2-week periods such that each steer received each diet for a 2-week period. The relationship between ⁴⁰K count loss and weight loss during a 24-hr. shrink period was evaluated by regression analysis. At the end of each of the four feeding periods the steers ,were weighed and ⁴⁰K counted unshrunk and again after 24-hr. shrink.

The mean weight loss during shrink was similar for all treatments (overall mean of 22.8 kg), however the mean ⁴⁰K count loss was larger for the high potassium diets than …

Effect Of A Combination Of Diethylstilbestrol And Methyltestosterone And Protein Level In The Diet On Performance And Carcass Traits In An Unselected Line Of Swine, L. E. Lucas, E. R. Peo, Jr., A. J. Svajgr

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Two experiments involving 372 barrows were conducted to evaluate the effects of orally administered diethylstilbestrol (DES) and methyltestosterone (MT) with varying levels of dietary protein.

Gain, Feed Conversion And Carcass Traits Of Swine Fed Under Two Nutritional Regimes, P. J. Cunningham, T. E. Socha, E. R. Peo, Jr., R. W. Mandingo

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Data involving 505 Gene Pool boars, barrows and gilts and 126 Hampshire boars and gilts fed two nutritional diets were presented. One diet consisted of high lysine corn, minerals and vitamins (10% protein) while the other diet was a 14% protein corn-soy diet.

Factors For Extending In-Progress Lactation Records To A 305-Day Equivalent, Jeffrey F. Keown, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Paper for Presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science. The data consisted of 204,558 complete Holstein lactations in 2,100 herds compiled by the New York Dairy Records Processing Laboratory from 1959 to 1969. All lactation records had to have a 9th or 10th test day present to be regarded as complete. The generalized least squares analysis used a model including effects due to the mean, herd-year and season-age-stage of freshening which were assumed to be fixed. The error term included the random effects due to the cow and residual. Generalized least squares estimates for …

Reproductive Efficiency And Viability In Two Bos Indicus And Two Bos Taurus Breeds In The Tropics Of India And Colombia, L. (Lemka) Hamed, R. E. Mcdowell, L. Dale Van Vleck, H. Guha, J. J. Salazar

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Records from two herds in India and two in Columbia representing respectively two breeds of Bos indicus (Hariana and Deshi) and two Bos taurus breeds—Blanco Orejinegro (BON) and Costeño Con Cuernos (CCC) were evaluated for breeding efficiency and viability. Average age at first calving was 52.1, 46.3, 39.5 and 40.7 months for Hariana, Deshi, CCC and BON. Season of birth did not influence age at calving. Ranking for calving interval was similar, average 479, 418, 396 and 382 days with season effects significant (P<.05) for only Deshi. BON and CCC had fewer days open but much shorter lactation periods, average 73 and 157, thus days carried calf in lactation were similar for all breeds. Percent of time dry per calving interval was high for all breeds, 44.2, 36.7, 64.1 and 81.0 for Hariana, Deshi, BON and CCC. Average annual mortality of females by 12 months of age was 23.6% for Hariana, 17.0% Deshi and 27.0% BON. In the same herds 46.4%, 51.1% and 49.0% of females born alive lived to first calving and annual losses among cows were 18.0%, 17.0%, and 21.0%; therefore, affording little opportunity for selection among females. Temperament, as determined by response to the milking process with and without the calf present, showed all the breeds were similar in this respect. Environmental effects were most important for all traits but genetic differences were indicated for age at first calving and milk yield. On a theoretical basis little gain could be expected in net dairy merit from crosses between the Columbian and Indian breeds.

Genetic Aspects Of Beef Production Among Holstein-Friesians Pedigree Selected For Milk Production, L. L. Calo, R. E. Mcdowell, L. Dale Van Vleck, P. D. Miller

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

To explore the potential of cattle to produce both milk and beef, the genetic aspects of beef production among Holstein-Friesian bulls pedigree selected for milk were studied. The data included growth records of 504 bulls (DPT) by 120 sires (SPT) pedigree selected for progeny testing by American Breeders Service, 1964 to 1971. DPT bulls with proofs had an average predicted difference for milk (PMD) of +180 kilograms. The daughter average was 7,273 kg per lactation under varying herd conditions. Sires accounted for 10% of the variation in average daily gain (ADG), 10% in daily gain per 100 kg body weight …

The Bobwhite Quail, Norm Dey, Jack Sinn

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

A Year with the Bobwhite

Population Dynamics—Managing the Variables

The Way to Quail Abundance