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gooddesiK:iti(.n. :uiil \\e hereby unit.- \\ith tin-in iii a di-sin- to drop the name Quail, which 

 is niily appropriately ap|ili>-<l to tin- Kuii>|.eau migrating bird <>{ lh:ii naim-. Though 80 COID- 

 iiioii in Nt-w Kn^hiinl. ii is not found in Maim- and tin- uorthi-rn portion* of ViTinoiit and New 

 Hampshire. In most W.-st.-in States, including New ^ ork. it is M8D farther north, and it HUM 

 >-\ !! ! ii - I'll neai llaiiiilt' m, m SonShaoH taada 



This bird is i,.,i mi.nratory. ran-ly leaving ita breeding-places. In severe winters it suffers 

 frnm hunger. lai^e nuniU-i-s oft.-n succumbing when tin- si,ow ha* bmi.-d ,,ut of reach the 

 sparsel\ ili-.tl i ; 'V. ; .h i. ! !' Ilit.H ill tlu< fon-st. 



In country towns, where tin- I tnl i Whites are not mo|,-si,-d. i|,.-\ Ixtoome quite tame, and 

 resort to the l>arn-\aids to ,- : ii -.attcn-d >frnin with tin- |x.iiltr\. Th.-\ .n.- mm-h t--.!.-.'!!!!-*! 

 :is :ni :irtii-l.- of f.Hi ,.f _:,..,i ,|, I:,-;,, \ . 



I>r. Brewi-r thinks that th.- lari^- nunilH-r of .-i;^ is nwiny to -\. ml f.-inal^s laying in the 

 xiiiu- n.-st. II.- thinks that th> numlwrof OM I'inl i> M.-V.-I more than i-i^ht. Thry ha\i- two 

 bruods in a season; theaertniil <>ni- rnim-s out in August, uh.-n tin- males are engag**! in lui- 

 in_ tin- tiiM I)] ..... I. ut which li- tukiM M..I_.- when tlnj na MOt inoi-.- ili.m half -M.U n 



I>r. It:irhinan. <>f Charl.^ton. S. ('.. ni:i<l.- MT\ .iir.-.-Wul fxiH'rinn*nt.s in 

 this liinl, hatchini; tln-ir i-^c* ntvltr a tamtam ht-n. 



An -xi'rinii'iit was inMitut.-<l in (in-at Salt I^iki- Valli-y of intnxliiciiiK n nunilM-r of 

 hinls. ami pnived very satisfactory. A varii-ty found in TVxas diffi-rs in cnlnr of plumage; it 

 is there called Common Partridge. Other varieties an- not !(. I ; tin***- found in Florida consti- 



THE MOUNTAIN QUAIL (Oreorh/.r /<////*! is a iNinitiful species; not abundant in any 

 locality, bat occurs s|mrin^ly in Oregon and California. It is essentially a mountain bird. 

 Its habit of frequeiitiiur the chajKirnil renders it safe from intrusion, and. seemingly knowing 

 this, it M-ldoni takes (light. Its call not*-, when the (lock is watt.-n-d. is almost like that of 

 the hen-turkey, or pro|Mirt {finally weaker. The male has a plea^mt rrowing note. The 

 settlers in Nevada say that these hinls were not known then* until after the settli-m.-nt by the 

 whites, and reganl their pn*seiire now as the remilt of numbers following the baggage wagons 

 of the travellers to pick up grain left by the rattle. 



C\IIIOI:MV <^i MI. t IJI>}HH h/.r rnl!f,,riiit'n i. This is rather sii|terior. in point of beauty 

 of form and gracefulness of ramai;-'. to the other sjieeies. The ix>ni|Miii-like tuft on its head 

 U .-.]-.-ia ll\ stylish, so lo s|M*ak. 1'- l----al n. nn. i- \ all.-\ c^uail. L- I i-t i iiL'u i-li i' from ih.- 

 jm-i-eding. It inhabits the prairies and grain-fields of the cultivated districts, ami frequent* 

 the thifketM tliat lxnler the streams, usually in coveys of from a dozen to a hundn-d indi- 

 viduals, except during the breeding seasons, when it is found only in jKiirs. 



It has the same habit of mounting a log or fence, and uttering its peculiar note, but, 

 inMead of the pleasant notes of the Hob- White, its utterance is harsh, and resembles the 

 syllables Av/r/.-. /,-///, ki'i<-k-kti, the HIM thi>-<- not-^ U-ing rapidly repeated, the last prolonged 

 with a falling inflection. 



This, as is the case with other s|>ecies, is not esteemed for eating as is the Eastern or 

 Virginia Quail, Bob-White. It is easily domesticated, and forms a beautiful addition to the 

 poultry-yard or j>ark. 



A numlxT of these birds were introduced into Iximr Nland, and promised to thrive, but 

 the numerous gunners soon exterminated them. 



GAXBKL'S QUAIL (LopJiorlyx gambtli). This species is confined to a narrow belt of 

 country between the 31st and th>- ::ith pai-all.-l of latitude, from the Pecos River, in Texas, 

 to tin- Sj.-rra Nevada ami the contiguous desert in Califfirnia. It ha not IH-MI found on the 

 western side of thus.- mountains. It is abundant anmnd the sources of the (Jila I! her. and 

 aUi common aloiii: tin- Colf.radfi. as far as the mouth of the (Jila. It is regarded as less wild 

 than the pn-cedinir. Tin- voice of the male is very pleasant; it is like kaa-vxde, kaa-waU, 

 slowly utt-i.-l in u low tone, yet the voice is heard at a great distance. This is heard at 



