VIRGINIA 



IRGINIA has an area of 38,348 square 

 miles. The three sections of the state 

 are known as Tide-water, the Piedmont, 

 and the Valley. The Tide-water is 

 made up of a low, sandy plain, inter- 

 spersed with marshes with growth of rank 

 vegetation ; the Piedmont is first undulat- 

 ing, then hilly, and finally mountainous ; the Valley lies 

 between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany ridge, and 

 is a very attractive country, consisting of elevated, fer- 

 tile valleys. 



The furred game consists of deer, black bear, lynx, 

 opossum, beaver, raccoon, mink, otter, muskrat, squir- 

 rel, rabbit, and some other small fur-bearing animals. 



Of the feathered game there are turkey, ruffed 

 grouse, or pheasant as it is called in this state, quail 

 or bob-white, woodcock, rail, and snipe ; and nearly all 

 the shore-birds, migratory ducks, and geese during the 

 season. Wild turkey are plentiful, and are increasing, 

 it is said, as they are not hunted much in some parts of 

 the state owing to the hard work required and the wari- 

 ness of the bird. Wild turkey can be found at Ravens- 

 worth on the line of the Southern Railway, twelve miles 

 from Alexandria, and in the oak woods near the Big 

 Dike. In upper Tide-water wild turkey are abundant; 

 also on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge. The sea- 

 son is from November I to January 15. 



Quail or bob-white are becoming scarce in many 



