HUNTING WITH THE CAMERA 



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hunting should be prevented, at the muzzle of breech-loaders, 



if necessary. 



Some of the most interesting hunting experiences ever re- 

 corded have been in hunting game birds with the camera. 

 If space were available, it would be a pleasure to record here 

 the names of some of those who have made beautiful pictures 

 of ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse, woodcock, ptarmigan and 

 many other species. A fine bird photograph is a joy forever, 

 but a bagful of dead birds disappears in an hour. 



The table below affords a bird's-eye view of this Order 

 as it exists north of Mexico: 



Order Gallixae 

 north of .mexico 



FAMILIES 



EX \MPLE3 



Grouse Family 

 Tet-ra-on'i-dac 



{ Virginia Quail, or Bob-White. 

 \ California Mountain Quail. 



Quail California Valley Quail. 



Mearns' Quail. 

 Scaled Quail. 



RuflVtl Grouse. 



( 'anada Grouse. 

 Grouse Pinnated Grouse. 



Sharp-Tailed Grouse. 



Sage ' rrouse. 

 Ptarmigan Willow Ptarmigan. 



Turkeys Wild Turkey. 



?heasant Fam- Ring-Necked Pheas- 



ily | Pheasants ant. [ntro- 



Phas-i-an'i-dae All of the old Golden Pheasant. duced. 



World only. J Silver Pheasant. 



As the preceding diagram shows, there are do true pheas- 

 ants in America save those that have been introduced from 



