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QUAIL-SHOOTING. 



NORTHERN QUAIL. (Perdix Virginianus.} 



HE habits of the quail, or Virginia partridge, are 

 better understood in this country than those 

 of many other kinds of game-birds, from the fact that 

 almost every one who has used the gun in shooting 

 small birds and squirrels has flushed them, and has 

 noticed their long and rapid flights. 



In their nature. and manner of living they much re- 

 semble the northern partridge, or ruffed grouse, and 

 are called by the former name in most of the Southern 

 States, and in Europe. In speaking of the quail, we 

 give him his true appellation as known in the New 

 England States. 



The quail is a hardy bird, of very rapid flight. In 



going from you, they generally fly in a straight line, 



and seldom, if ever, turn to the right or left. Unlike 



the woodcock, quail are rarely found singly. The 



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