THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 29 



During the spring and early part of lO-A-t regular cheeks liave 

 been made all over the Sacramento Valley and other areas where 

 there have been a concentration of hunters the year hd'oi-e and there 

 is a very definite decline in 1li<' nninbcr of l)irds. 



I'hcii.sdiils Pdrtridfjes Quail Turlcayx 



Birds distril.iil.'d !)4,064 21,792 5,680 :J11 



Birds luitclHMl 100,306 25,500 7,503 637 



Ejfss laid 159,55S 33,378 15,502 1,461 



P]8-s set 131,702 32.123 lO.lMtO 1,305 



Eggs distributed 3,144 155 1.103 



