THE CALIFORNIA VALLEY QUAIL 105 



Oregon, Nevada, the whole of CaUfornia and the Lower 

 CaUfornia peninsula, and in some places ascends the moun- 

 tains to 9,000 feet. It has been acclimatized in Utah, and 

 there are many other localities in which it might well be in- 

 troduced. 



This beautiful Quail is the most widely distributed and 

 frequently seen game bird in California, not only in the moun- 



CALIFORNIA VALLEY QUAIL. 



tains, but also in the cultivated valleys, everywhere, and even 

 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. It breeds readily in 

 confinement in the New York Zoological Park, and when safe 

 from rats is not difficult to keep. 



The Mearns' Quail,^ of Mexico, western Texas and 

 southern New Mexico and Arizona, must be mentioned be- 



' Cyr-to'nyx mon-te-zu'mae mearns'i. Average length, 8.50 inches. 



