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and on May 20, '91, several pairs were observed there (Fisher). 

 On June 5, '91, one was noted flying south at North Beach, a 

 few miles south of Ocean City, Md. "Very rare straggler on 

 New Jersey coast " (Birds E. Pa. and N. J., 81). 



Order GALLIN^E GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 

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Family TETKAONIDJS Grouse, Bob-whites, etc. 

 Colinus virginianus (289). Bob-white. 



Common, resident; May 2 ('93) is the earliest date I have 

 heard the well-known call of "Bob- white," this is generally 

 stopped by the early part of September ; it has, however, been 

 heard as late as October 23 ('88, Wholey). Their equally well- 

 known whistle and the faint " click-click " of the covey may 

 be heard at any time. Usually the call is given from the top 

 of the fence, but I have heard it repeatedly given by birds in 

 trees. The nest is seldom found except during harvest when 

 numbers are uncovered. Sets are one each of 8, 12, 14, 18 

 and 22, and 2 of 10. A nest with eggs was found as late as 

 September 1 ('95). A covey of 7 or 8 holding together rather 

 late was flushed near Magnolia on May 4 ('93, Fisher). 



Coturnix communis European Quail. 



In the fall of '79, Messrs. Poultney, Trimble & Co. imported about 

 200 birds from Italy. These Mr. Charles D. Fisher turned loose on 

 his place at Ruxton, but never saw anything of them afterwards. 

 The following spring about 1000 were imported, and Mr. Kleibacker 

 tells me there were several eggs in the boxes when they arrived. 

 Quite a number were turned out on the ''Dundee Shore," where 

 occasionally one or two were seen during the summer, but early in 

 fall they entirely disappeared. Messrs. Charles B. Rogers and Geo. 

 Brown also liberated a number in Green Spring Valley, where at 

 least one pair nested. Mr. Rogers writing me under date of January 

 27, '93, says : " There were several pairs of the birds on our property. 

 I remember that a nest was found near our blacksmith shop, it was 

 on the ground in a cluster of weeds, and if I remember correctly had 

 13 eggs in it. Nothing however was ever seen or heard of the Quail 

 after the first winter. " Mr. Isaac Slingluff writing in reference to the 



