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Title: The Californian quail.
Image ID: 821505
Image ID 821505
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 19 x 12 cm. (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds
Quails
Book Illustrations
California Quail
Notes: Foxing on image. Printed on border: "The general color of the upper part of the body and wings in the Californian quail, is of a dusky brown, assuming a leaden or slaty tinge on the tail, and on the fore part of the breast, upon which it advances in the form of a broad band. The fore part of the head is of a mixed ash gray, and the hinder part blackish brown." "Perdix californica, Lath." Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1852
Barcode Number: 33333159369822
Struc ID: 589311
Source: The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, according to the classifications of Stark.   View All images from Source
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