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Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

(L 9.75" WS 13" WT 6 oz)

Morton Arboretum

Lisle

15Sep2006

I see you, on the zigzag rails,

You cheery little fellow!

While purple leaves are whirling down,

And scarlet, brown, and yellow.

I hear you when the air is full

Of snow-down of the thistle;

All in your speckled jacket trim,

“Bob White! Bob White!” you whistle.

(Bob White by George Cooper)

Official game bird of Tennessee,
Georgia and Washington... over-
hunting can be a problem.

Colinus in Nahuatl (Mexican)
Indian means quail; virginianus
is after the Virginia colonies.