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county. A fair number are usually to be found in the 

 neighborhood of Chattanooga. About Brownsville, in 

 Hayvvood county, the quail-shooting is usually good. 

 These birds arc usually abundant in the Tennessee val- 

 ley, between the Cumberland and the Alleghany ranges. 

 Duck are present in the lakes and streams in great 

 numbers during the months of October, November, and 

 December, nearly all the migratory species being repre- 

 sented. Duck-shooting, with some geese and swan, is 

 generally good on the St. Francis river opposite Mem- 

 phis, in the season. There are extensive marshes there. 

 Ruffed grouse, or pheasant as they are called in this 

 state, are scarce. The Carolina dove (wild pigeon, as 

 they are often called) visit this state in large numbers, 

 and many are shot each year. 



