_Callipepla_, WAGLER, Isis, 1832. (Type, _Ortyx squamata_, VIG.)
GEN. CHAR. Head with a broad, short, depressed tufted crest of soft,
thick feathers springing from the vertex. Other character, as in
_Lophortyx_. Sexes similar.
The single United States species is of a bluish tint, without any marked
contrast of color. The feathers of the neck, breast, and belly have a
narrow edging of black.
Callipepla squamata, GRAY.