88 Payiridgcs and Quails of yorfh A»icyica. 



i4"oo(l 1)0(1\' featlier. liave defective jM'imaries and cannot tly. 

 Never buy such Itird^, for, while tliey nia\' h\e a year or more, 

 they will never do any i^ood, and ultimately, in spite of every 

 care, will lose every fearher they possess; they .are not feather 

 pluckers, hut are simply lackini^' in \-itality like indired hudt^'eri 

 g"ars with " h^rench moult." I'arrish's chemical food and cod- 

 liver oil in the drinking' water is the only remedy to try, and il 

 is not likely to prove of much avail. 



Hooded I'arrakeets are fond of .i^reen oats and seedini; 

 i^rass, and will also eat the Inuls of hawthorn, etc., durin,!L;" the 

 winter; they do not care much for fruit. 



Ourino" the breeding' season the cock becomes as spiteful 

 as a Ivedrump, but. l)eing' a small l)ird, he is not able to master 

 as many of his neighbours as his bigger cousin. 



Hooded Parrakeets now and again fall victims to septi- 

 caen.ia, but they are nothing like so sensitive as Many-colours, 

 and chills are the only ailments they commonly suffer from. 

 For successful breeding results a good-sized aviary is desirable 

 of the same dimensions as 1 have recommended for large 

 l)roadtaiIs. 



7\) he continued. 



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Partridges and Quails of North America. 



Bv J P. GOYTINO. 



All the Partridges and Ouails indigenous to the I'nited 

 States of America can be classified in the following" g'enera : 



T CdHinis or Hob White Quail. 



2 Oreorty.v or Plumed Partridge. 



3 I.ophortyx or Helmet Quail. 



4 Callipcphi or Shell Quail. 



5 rv''/'"'\'r or I larlequin Quail. 



