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brought forth a brood of four young ones. These were at- 

 tempted to be raised by hand, but inevitably perished. It 

 is his opinion that they would have lived and prospered, 

 if they had been allowed to remain with their foster-mother. 

 We have reliable information of attempts having been 

 made in various parts of the country, which, for two or 

 three years past have been quite practicable and successful. 

 The birds have become accustomed to the residence of 

 man, and live on the most intimate terms with the common 

 poultry. From these statements it must be apparent to 

 all, that the feasibility of the plan cannot longer be ques- 

 tioned. 



.V single instance is related by Wilson of a female Quail 

 which sat upon the eggs of the common Galhis and hatched 

 them out. Whenever surprised, according to his informant, 

 she manifested considerable distress and alarm, and prac- 

 tised her accustomed devices for their safety. For weeks 

 she continued to lead them around until they out- 

 stripped her in size. In their manners, they evinced the 

 usual shyness and timidity of young Quails. 



The eggs of this species are of a pure, almost brilliant 

 white color. They are oblong-oval in contour, being 

 rather sharply pointed at one extremity, and bluntly 

 rounded at the other. They measure 1.30 inches in length, 

 and i.oi in width. 



