The northern bobwhite ... Plump, short-tailed quail with reddish brown plumage. Adult male: intricate body plumage of chestnut, brown, and white; blackish plumage on head; white throat and ...

Here in Texas, we have four different species of quail: the Montezuma Quail, Northern Bobwhite, Scaled Quail ... their bodies and a distinctive white or buffy eye-stripe and throat.