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nms, and the black-tailed deer, Cariacus columbianus. 

 The habitat of the mule-deer is given as northeast Califor- 

 nia to Modoc and Lassen counties, and they are probably 

 to be found on the east slope of the Sierra Nevadas 

 to Mexico. The black-tailed deer is the deer of the 

 Sierra Nevadas ; its habitat is south to Central Califor- 

 nia at least, and in the Coast Range south to San Fran- 

 cisco bay, perhaps farther south. 



Deer are quite plentiful in Siskiyou and Shasta coun- 

 ties, and as far west as the head waters of Pit river. In 

 the southern part of the state they are most abundant 

 in Ventura county, near the head waters of Sispe and 

 Peru ; they are also numerous in Riverside county. 

 The northwestern part of Los Angeles county at the 

 extreme western portion of Antelope valley is also a 

 good deer country. Deer may be found in fair numbers 

 all along the little mountain spurs of the Sierra Nevadas. 



Sportsmen of Los Angeles frequently leave their 

 homes in the morning, and, after a drive of ten miles to 

 a range of hills not more than three miles from the 

 town of Burbank, secure one or more deer, and are 

 back at their homes the same afternoon. 



Panther are often found in the country inhabited by 

 deer, and are occasionally killed. 



Of the feathered game, the most abundant of land 

 birds is the quail. Valley quail are found throughout 

 the state in the valley portions and foot-hills, on the prai- 

 ries and in the grain-fields near sheltering thickets; 

 they avoid the deep forests. Coveys are often found in 

 thickets which border the streams, and during the 

 shooting season these coveys frequently contain hun- 

 dreds of birds. They do not lie well to the dog, and 



