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LONTENTS, 



PAGE. 



PREFACE, . . . . .7 



The Partridges, ''.' 8 



Ortyx Virginianus, . . . ,11 



Plumed Partridge ; Mountain Quail, . . 13 



California Partridge ; Valley Quail, . . 17 



Gambel's Partridge ; Arizona Quail, . . 21 



Scaled or Blue Partridge, . . .28 



Massena Partridge, ... 33 



How to Aim, and Shoot, . . .41 



The Gun, how to Charge it, Size of Shot, . 40 



Range of the Gun, . . . . 46 



The Killing Ranges of the Gun, . . 48 



Straight Forward Shots, . . .50 



Cross Shots, . . . 52 



Descending Shots, . 54 



Over Head Shots, . 56 



Partridge; Quail; Bob-White, . . 58 



Ua-its, . ' ' 59 



F. r ng ami testing, . 62 



I and Second Brood, 66 



I fttitoft ' 68 



.. 69 



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