BOB WHITE. 25 
notes are heard no more, as they wander away to safer 
feeding grounds or place of concealment and repose. 
Where the birds are much hunted they become “ edu- 
cated,” and whenever flushed fly at once to the densest 
thicket in the vicinity, impenetrable perhaps to both man 
and dog, and are safe. With such coveys one shot, as 
they rise before the dog, is all that can be expected. 
They exhibit their cunning in various ways. Some 
bevies, if feeding well out in the field, will begin to run 
toward cover as soon as a man or dog climbs over the 
fence, and frequently reach a place of safety before the 
dog has caught the scent and apprised his owner of 
their presence. Or, they will feed near to the fence, 
rarely going far from it, and slip into cover at the first 
alarm. Little can be done with Quail so well “ edu- 
cated ”’ as these. 
There is no member of the gallinaceous birds more 
“oame” than the brave little “Bob White,” and 
none affords more diversion to the sportsman. ‘The 
autumn morning breaks clear and still, and the air is 
crisp with the frosty breath of advancing winter as the 
sportsman, accompanied by his well-trained dogs, starts 
out for a battle with the Quail, to be waged with skill 
and cunning on both sides, but with unequal results, 
for against the pleasures of the chase, an ardent love of 
which is inherent in man, we must place wounds and 
death for the gallant birds. The dogs know as well as 
their master what is to be the business of the day, and 
as they express their delight with many a gambol and 
queer contortion, are observant of every field, and fre- 
quently toss up their heads and sniff the pure air as 
though the well-known scent of wandering birds was 
borne to their quivering nostrils. Soon the desired 
place is reached and, with a wave of the hand, the dogs 
