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Development and
Species Feet (Tarsus/toes) Weight (g) Integument Beak / Mouth Vocalizations Other
Common Olive‐brown. Hatch: 46.2 Down: fully‐covered, head Just hatched: Unknown. Iris grayish brown.
Merganser dark brown to black, white slender, gray, May remain in nest
(Mergus Adult: F: 1232, eye stripe, white cheeks, relatively shorter a day or so after
merganser) M: 1709 rufous patch on neck, than adult, not hatching. May rest
tawny brown patch over duck‐like. Sharply on back of hen.
serrated in adults.
eye with dark streaks from
Refs: 1, 4, 7 bill to below eye, white
(bna.442) ventral surface, flanks and
dorsum dark brown, white
patches on rump and
wings.
QUAIL, NEW WORLD (Odontophoridae): Anisodactyl toe arrangement. Precocial young.
California Dark gray. Hatch: 5–7 Down: fully covered, buffy Very short and gray Just hatched emit Iris lighter brown
Quail Short hallux. white background, rusty on (similar to chicken “trill” call, then than adult. Leaves
(Callipepla Adult: F: 162, dorsal and buff white chick). peeping or pseu‐pseu nest right after
californica) M: 186 below. Two dorsal stripes call when distressed. hatch with parent.
down back, one under each Become highly
Refs: 1, 7 wing. Back of head has stressed when alone or
(bna.473) large dark brown patch cold and may peep
with buff border. Dark spot quietly with eyes
at ear openings. Down closed.
pattern similar to Gambel’s
Q. but yellower.
PHEASANT, TURKEY, AND RELATIVES (Phasianidae): Anisodactyl toe arrangement. Precocial young.
Ring‐necked Pink‐white, become Hatch: 18.5 Down: fully covered, color Short and chicken‐ 3 types of calls. Iris dark brown.
Pheasant browner with age. varies. Light parts pale like, pink horn‐ Contentment: Ter‐rit Leaves nest with
(Phasianus Short hallux. Adult: F: 953, tawny to yellow buff, dark colored with black at or ter‐wit; caution: hen soon after
colchicus) M: 1317 (or rufous) stripes on flanks base of upper beak. Terreep or turreep; hatch.
and dorsum. Black spots Egg tooth not flock call tee‐erp or
over ears, black patches on
pre‐erp (repeated).
retained very long.
Refs: 1, 7 wings. Sides of crown and
(bna.572) brow cinnamon.
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