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THE EUROPEAN QUAIL. 



St/nouipnen. 



Ok OENlTHOLOtitSTS. 



Of the Fbkxch, 



Of the Germans. 



J Of thf. Spaniards an 



; PORTLUIKSE. 



<')f the Itai.i VNS. 

 S Of the liKiri^iH and 



/ .\N<:iLD-.\MKRIC,<SS. 



^^^E SIDES beauty of form and plumnge. the sono; of 

 ^plm, the common quail of the Old World is no slight re- 

 ^®0^ commendation to the amateur. In the breeding sea- 

 son, that of the male commences by repeating softly, tones 

 resembling verm, verra, followini by the word pieieroie, uttered 

 in a bold tone, with the neck raised, the eyes shut, and the head 

 inclined on one side. Those that repeat the last syllables ten 

 or twelve times, consecutively, are the most esteemed. That of 

 the female only consists of verra, xerra, pupii, piipu, the last two 

 syllables being those by which the male and the female attract 

 one another's attention; when alarmed or angry, their cry 

 resembles guillah! but at other times, it is only a murmur, 

 resembling the purring of a cat. This bird never sings when 



