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 GALLINAE 

 NORTH OF MEXICO 



GROUSE FAMILY 

 Tet-ra-on'i-dae 



Quail . 



Grouse 



PHEASANT FAM- 

 ILY 



Phas-i-an'i-dae 



Ptarmigan 

 Turkeys . . . 



Pheasants 



All of the Old 

 World only. 



Virginia Quail, or Bob-White. 

 California Mountain Quail. 

 California Valley Quail. 

 Mearns' Quail. 

 Scaled Quail. 



Ruffed Grouse. 

 Canada Grouse. 

 Pinnated Grouse. 

 Sharp-Tailed Grouse. 

 Sage Grouse. 

 Willow Ptarmigan. 



Wild Turkey. 

 Ring-Necked Pheas- 

 ant. Intro- 

 Golden Pheasant. duced. 

 Silver Pheasant. 



As the preceding diagram shows, there are no true pheas- 

 ants in America save those that have been introduced from 



