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PREFBAC Bye ssuseuesie waa nese wratlbus "eae wis are a eaterere sears a “VAL 
ENERO DUCTION ss sjccais austitie ee se attesarore toma Gsaatie se-sareacstses xvii 
PART I 
AMERICAN GAME BIRDS 
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SNIPE-LIKE. BIRDS secscexavavanccanimeniaasin reese I 
WOODCOCK iicaieksicciistiine scoractearacndiniddnannatens aaaunad he 6 
AMERICAN SNIPE... 2. cc cece cece cece ee ceeeeeeeerene 30 
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 5 tisisscs stisenieensineignuisne. + ve stelewiers 40 
THE AMERICAN QUAIL.,......cccecese esse seceees 47 
QUAIL, BOBWHITE, PARTRIDGE........0.eeeeeeeeeee 49 
MASKED BOBWHITE.... cece eee cee eee e en encencees 61 
MOUNTAIN QUAIL... cess cc cece cece ee seeeceeeenees 76 
SCALED QUAIUsessc ies saunameeiews sess a eteewewerodes 81 
CALIFORNIA QUAIL, VALLEY QUAIL....... apiaraiatessis 85 
GAMBEL’S: QUAIL i. snnadiierereeseceedesees (OL 
MASSENA OR Muanns’ " Quam. Rdleaalercnp awa aeeieC eras 106 
THE AMERICAN GROUSE.........ccecceeeceecees 114 
Dusky (GROUSBY sag sacsavencre sheng exe sewigisioeiobicie-e ie 115 
CanabA GROUSE, SPRUCE PARTRIDGE....-.+s+2e+e06 125 
FRANKLIN’S GROUSE........cceeeccecscccecceceeess 135 
RuFFED GROUSE, PARTRIDGE... ....-.seeeeeeeee waren 130 
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