_Oreortyx_, BAIRD, Birds of N. Am. 1858. (Type, _Ortyx picta_,
DOUGLAS.)
GEN. CHAR. Body stout, broad; bill large; a crest of two or three much
elongated linear feathers, springing from the middle of the vertex; tail
short, broad, scarcely more than half the wing, rounded, the longest
feathers not much exceeding the coverts. Legs developed, the claws
extending beyond the tip of the tail; the lateral toes short, the outer
claw falling considerably short of the base of the middle. Very similar
to _Ortyx_, except in the crest. Sexes similar.
Oreortyx pictus, BAIRD.