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Birds Of The World: California Quail And Relatives Crested Quails Bob White Massena Partridge Snow Partridges, Pheasant-grouse, And Snow Cocks Red-legged Partridges Francolins True Partridges Bush Quails The Tree Partridges Read More Articles About: Birds Of The World |
( Originally Published Early 1900's ) In various of the Central American states as well as on near-lying islands are the Crested Quails (Eupsychortyx), a genus of some eight or nine handsome little birds with very distinctly crested heads. Of the recently described Margaritan species (E. pallidus) from Margarita Island, Lieutenant Robinson says: "These handsome birds were abundant near the coast, but none were seen in the interior of the island. They ran through the cactus under-growth with indescribable swiftness, and it was a difficult matter to cause them to take wing. The call of the males is identical with that of our common Bob-white, and the call of the scattered members of a covey is also the same." |