THE QUAIL. 



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ihe more remarkable is, that the tree had, fastened to it, the oars of a 

 Blile, where there was a footpath ; and the passengers, in going over 

 discovered and disturbed her before she sat close. When the bronl 

 was hatched, the birds scrambled down the short and rough boujrhn, 

 which grew out all around from the trunk of the tree, and ruachtxi 

 the ground in safety. 



CALIFORNIA PARTRIDGE. 



In the year 1798, the following occurrence took place at East Dean 

 in Sussex, which will tend to prove that Partridges have no powers 

 of migration. A covey of sixteen Partridges, having been disturbed 

 by some men at plough, directed their flight across the cliff to the 

 sea, over which they continued their course about three hundred 

 vnrds. Either intimidated, or otherwise affected by that element, the 

 whole were then observed to drop into the water. Twelve of them 

 were soon afterwards floated to shore by the tide, where they were 

 picked up by a boy, who carried them to Eastbourn for sale. 



