MOUNTAIN QUAIL 



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commonly found during the first two weeks of June. The above 

 statements are summarized from the accompanying table (no. 13) 

 which gives details of nesting as far as we have been able to obtain 

 definite data. 



Table l.'^— Data 



LOCALITV 



"Southei-n California" 

 Baird, Shasta Co. 

 Volcan Mt.. San Diego Co. 

 Linda Vista Hills. 



near Pasadena 

 San Antonio Canon 



Los Angeles Co. 

 Fyffe, Eldorado Co. 

 Redding. Shasta Co. 

 Fyflfe, Eldorado Co. 



FyfTe, Eldorado Co. 



Downiovillp. Sierra Co. 

 Bear Valley, Alpine Co. 

 Fyffe, Eldorado Co. 



Mt. Lassen 



Parker Creek, 



Modoc Co. 

 Fyffe. Eldorado Co. 



Cisco, Placer Co. 

 Palomar Mt.. 



San Diego Co. 

 Near Bloods, 



Alpine Co. 

 Near Bloods, 



Alpine Co. 

 Near Bloods. 



Alpine Co. 

 Baird, Shasta Co. 



Southern Sierra Nevada 

 Mt. Tallac. 8,000 ft. alt. 

 Tuohimne Co., 



9,500 ft. alt. 

 Big Trees, 



Calaveras Co. 

 Baird. Sha.sta Co. 

 Big Trees. 



Calaveras Co. 

 Big Trees. 



Calaveras Co. 

 "Union Pacific Railroad" 



(Placer Co.?) 

 Redding, Shasta Co. 



Alpine Valley. 



Sonoma Co. 

 Alpine Valley, 



Sonoma Co. 

 Mill Creek, 



near Ukiah 

 Monterev 



Eelative to the Nesting of the Mountai 

 Quails in California 



MOUNTAIN QUAIL 



Nest Contents and 

 Date Condition 



Apr. 7, "Full set" 



Apr. 15, "Earliest eggs" 



May .5, 188.T 8 eggs, incubation slight 



May 7, 1897 10 eggs, fresh 



May 11. 1907 10 eggs, fresh 



May 13, 1913 4 eggs, fresh. 



May 24, 1886 12 eggs, fresh 



June 7, 1899 10 eggs, incubated about 



one-half 

 June 7, 1899 11 eggs, incubated about 



one-half 

 June 7, 1866 10 eggs 

 June 10, 1880 6 eggs, nest abandoned 

 ,Tune 10, 1899 10 eggs, incubation well 



along 

 June 12, 1884 10 eggs 



June 12. 1910 11 eggs, partly incubated 



June 16. 1899 6 eggs, fresh 



June 17, 1914 19 eggs (two females?) 



June 19, 1897 5 eggs, well incubated 



June 19, 1903 9 eggs, fresh 



June 20. 1903 22 eggs, fresh (probably 



laid by two females) 

 June 21. 1903 11 eggs, fresh 



June 24 8 eggs 



June 25, 1906 9 eggs 



July 2 1903 10 eggs, fresh 



July 6, 1893 10 eggs, incubated one-half 



July, 1878 13 eggs, nearly hatched 



Aug. 15 Latest eggs 



1879 6 eggs 



1880 6 eggs 



10 eggs 



1886 7 eggs 



PAINTED QUAIL 



May 15,1914 8 eggs, incubation well 



begun 

 May 24, 1913 6 eggs, incubation begun 



Last of Mav, 9 eggs, fresh 



1883 



5 eggs 



n and Painted 



Authority 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 Grinnell, 1898, p. 19 



Willett, 1912a. p. 43 



Ray, 1914, p. 59 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 Barlow and Price, 1901, 



p. 158 

 Barlow and Price, 1901, 



p. 158 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 Bendire. 1892, p. 16 

 Barlow and Price, 1901, 



p. 158 

 C. H. Townsend, 1887, 



p. 199 

 H. C. Br>'ant, MS. 



Barlow and Price, 1901, 



p. 158 

 Carriger coll. 

 McGregor, 1899, p. 67 



Keyes, 1905, p. 15 



Keyes. 1905, p. 15 



Keyes, 1905, p. 15 



C. H. Townsend, 1887, 



p. 199 

 Childs coll. 

 Keyes, 1905, p. 16 

 Mailliard coll. 



Balding, 1879, 

 pp. 438-439 

 Bendire, 1892, p. 16 

 U. S. National Museum 



U. S. National Museum 



Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



U. S. National Museum 



Carriger coll. 

 Carriger coll. 

 Mailliard coll. 

 U. S. National Museum 



