374 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 



These distances, measured on a straiglit line, are the shortest 

 routes over whicli it was possible for the quail to travel. 



As a brief summary of the bird banding activities, it may be stated 

 that as a result we may determine among other things where refuges 

 may be most advantageously located and how far thej^ should be 

 spaced to insure the maximum amount of shooting in tlie intervening 

 territory ; what amount of successful shooting results from the refuge 

 program; to what extent farm reared birds will mate and produce 

 young under natural conditions; and the fate of wild birds tliat have 

 been introduced from the outside. 



In order that full advantage may be taken of our quail banding 

 efforts, it is necessary to have the complete and willing cooperation of 

 all interested sportsmen. It is hoped that this exposition of what has 

 been already planned and accomplished may be an aid to that end. 



