108 Zbe Warbler 



set. The birds keep together with the parents until the mating season the 

 following spring when they break up, the males wandering off in quest of 

 mates. 



A good many Southern Quail are annually brought to Long Island by 

 the various sporting clubs and liberated during February or March for breed- 

 ing. I believe however that very few if any of these birds breed the first 

 season. On the grounds of the Wyandanch Club where many Southern birds 

 were liberated last March, few birds have bred and flocks of old ones have 

 collected together and kept together all summer. 



There are few more beautiful sounds in wild nature than the call of 

 the Quail and their presence adds a charm to the landscape which nothing 

 else can give, and it is a pity that they must be hunted and shot when their 

 lives are so desirable and useful to agriculture. 



