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1914, p. 14), ‘‘during the past several years, over four thousand pheasants have 
been liberated’’ at a large number of points. Locally, in Humboldt and Santa 
Clara counties, and in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, the birds are reported 
to be thriving in the wild. Instances of breeding at large have been reported 
numerously, a late one being from San Bernardino (Wall, Condor, xvu, 1915, p. 
59). Elapse of a series of years will be required to demonstrate the firm estab- 
lishment of this bird in California, as has been the case in Oregon. The exact 
systematic status of our introduced pheasants has not been ascertained, but 
there is a likelihood that more or less crossing has been allowed with near-related 
species such as P. colchicus. The Ring-necked Pheasant is a native of eastern 
China. 
24 (——_) Perdix perdix (Linnaeus) 
HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE 
Status—Considerable effort has been made by the California Fish and Game 
Commission to introduce this species into California. Two hundred birds were 
liberated in 1908, and 1600 in 1909 (Oldys, Yearbook U. 8. Dept. Agric., 1909, p. 
255). ‘‘These were placed in several counties in both lowlands and small moun- 
tain valleys up to several thousand feet above sea level.’’ The latest statement 
from the State Fish and Game Commission (22nd Biennial Rep., 1913, p. 24) 
is that, although ‘‘given a good trial’’, no success has been met with. “‘There 
have been very few places where they have been seen in recent months.”’ The 
Hungarian Partridge is a native of Europe. 
25 (289) Colinus virginianus virginianus (Linnaeus) 
Bos-WHITE 
Status—Repeated attempts have been made to introduce this eastern game- 
bird into the state; but so far as known to date, all have failed. According to 
Belding (Land Bds. Pace. Dist., 1890, p. 8), Bob-whites had been liberated pre- 
vious to 1890 in Napa County, near Gilroy, Santa Clara County, and near Chico, 
Butte County. This eastern quail did not occur naturally west of Colorado. 
26 (——) Lophortyx douglasi (Vigors) 
Douauas QUAIL 
Synonyms—Ortyx douglasi; Callipepla douglassi. 
Status—Deseribed as new on the basis of a specimen thought to have come 
from ‘‘Monterey’’ (Vigors, Zool. Journ., tv, 1829, p. 354). Stated by Douglas 
(Trans. Linn. Soe., xvi, 1829, p. 145) to have been found in the ‘‘interior of Cali- 
fornia’’, but not as common as Ortyx picta or O. californica; specimens lost. 
According to Gambel (Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 2nd ser., 1, 1849, p. 218) 
common about Mazatlan, Mexico, where ‘‘no doubt’’ Vigors’ bird was obtained, 
not at Monterey. Possibly the ‘“‘young of L. californicus’’, according to J. G. 
Cooper (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, u, 1877, p. 95). Etcetera! At any rate a 
quail for which the above name has been employed (Cat. Bds. British Mus., xx, 
1893, p. 404) inhabits portions of western Mexico, and it is very unlikely that it 
ever occurred at Monterey or anywhere else in the state of California. 
