Scaled Quail
293. Callipepla squamata. 10 inches.
This is a bluish gray colored bird nearly all over. The feathers on the neck and under parts have narrow dark borders, which give the appearance of scales, from which the bird is given its name. They have a small tuft of whitish or buffy feathers on the top of the head.
It is especially abundant in the dry arid portions of its range, being found often many miles from water.