54 GAME BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA 



Sources of Breeding Stock 



Difficulty is likely to be experienced in procuring the proper breed- 

 ing stock with which to start a game farm. Breeding stock should 

 be secured in late fall or early winter. It can be obtained in one of 

 three ways : by capturing the birds in the wild under permit from tlie 

 Fish and Game Commission ; by purchase from some one of the large 

 game farms in the East; or by purchase from breeders in this state. 

 Addresses can be secured through enquiry from the Museum of 

 Vertebrate Zoology, University of California. 



Information on Methods of Game Breeding 



The following works should be consulted for detailed information 

 on game breeding : 



Job, H. K. 



1915a. Propagation of wild birds. (New York, Doubledaj-, Page & Co.), 



xxvii+276 pp., illustrated. 

 1915&. Propagation of upland game-birds. (New York, National Association 



of Audubon Societies), Bulletin 2, pp. 33-72, illustrated. 

 1915c. Propagation of wild water-fowl. (New York, National Association 

 of Audubon Societies), Bulletin 3, pp. 73-104, illustrated. 

 QUARLES, E. A. 



1916a. American pheasant breeding and shooting. (New York, American 

 Game Protective Association), xii+128+8 pp., 50 figs, in text. 

 Free on application to publishers. 

 1916&. The mallard — its breeding, shooting and preserving. (New York, 

 American Game Protective Association), Bulletin 5, no. 1, pp. 

 4-7, 15-19, 7 figs, in text. 

 Simpson, G. M. 



1914. Pheasant farming. (Salem, Oregon, State Printing Dept.), Oregon 

 Fish and Game Commission, 50 pp., many illustrations. 

 HoRNADAY, W. T., and Crandall, L. S. 



1912. Breeding mallard ducks for profit. (Albany, New York State Con- 



servation Dept.), 24 pp., 8 pis. 

 Crandall, L. S. 



1913. Wild duck farming a new industry. Outdoor World and Recreation, 



vol. 48 (new series), pp. 268-270, 279-280, 4 figs, in text. 



