MOUNTAIN QUAIL 



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commonly found during the first two weeks of June. The above 

 statements are summarized from the accompanying table (no. 13) 

 which gives details of nesting as far as we have been able to obtain 

 definite data. 



Table 13 — Data Eelative to the Nesting of the Mountain and Painted 

 Quails in California 



MOUNTAIN QUAIL 



Nest Contents and 



Locality Date Condition Authority 



"Southern California" Apr. 7, "Pull set" Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Baird, Shasta Co. Apr. 15, "Earliest eggs" Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Volcan Mt., San Diego Co. May 5, 1885 8 eggs, incubation slight Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Linda Vista Hills, May 7, 1897 10 eges, fresh Grinnell, 1898, p. 19 

 near Pasadena 



San Antonio Canon May 11, 1907 10 eggs, fresh Willett, 1912a, p. 43 



Los Angeles Co. 



Pyffe, Eldorado Co. May 13, 1913 4 eggs, fresh. Bay, 1914, p. 59 



Bedding, Shasta Co. May 24, 1886 12 eggs, fresh Bendire, 1892, p, 16 



Pyffe, Eldorado Co. June 7, 1899 10 eggs, incubated about Barlow and Price, 1901, 



one-half p. 158 



Pyffe, Eldorado Co. June 7, 1899 11 eggs, incubated about Barlow and Price, 1901, 



one-half p. 158 



Downieville, Sierra Co. June 7, 1866 10 eggs Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Bear Valley, Alpine Co. June 10, 1880 6 eggs, nest abandoned Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Pyffe, Eldorado Co. June 10, 1899 10 eggs, incubation well Barlow and Price, 1901, 



along p. 158 



Mt. Lassen June 12, 1884 10 eggs C. H. Townsend, 1887, 



p. 199 



Parker Creek, June 12, 1910 11 eggs, partly incubated, H. C. Bryant, MS. 



Modoc Co. 



Pyffe, Eldorado Co. June 16, 1899 6 eggs, fresh Barlow and Price, 1901, 



p. 158 



Cisco, Placer Co. June 17, 1914 19 eggs (two females?) Carriger coll. 



Palomar Mt., June 19, 1897 5 eggs, well incubated McGregor, 1899, p. 67 



San Diego Co. 



Near Bloods, June 19, 1908 9 eggs, fresh Keyes, 1905, p. 15 



Alpine Co. 



Near Bloods, June 20, 1903 22 eggs, fresh (probably Keyes, 1905, p. 15 



Alpine Co. laid by two females) 



Near Bloods, June 31, 1903 11 eggs, fresh Keyes, 1905, p. 15 

 Alpine Co. 



Baird, Shasta Co. June 24, 8 eggs C. H. Townsend, 1887, 



p. 199 



Southern Sierra Nevada June 25, 1906 9 eggs Childs coll. 



Mt. -Tallac, 8,000 ft. alt. July 2. 1903 10 eggs, fresh Keyes, 1905, p. 16 



Tuolumne Co., July 6, 1896 10 eggs, incubated one-half Mailliard coll. 



9,500 ft. alt. 



Big Trees, July, 1878 13 eggs, nearly hatched Belding, 1879. 



Calaveras Co. pp. 438-439 



Baird. Shasta Co. Aug. 15, Latest eggs Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



Big Trees, , 1879 6 eggs U. S. National Museum 



Calaveras Co. 



Big Trees, , 1880 6 eggs U. S. National Museum 



Calaveras Co. 



"Union Pacific Bailroad" 10 eggs Bendire, 1892, p. 16 



(Placer Co.?) 



Bedding, Shasta Co. , 1886 7 eggs U. S. National Museum 



PAINTED QUAIB 



Alpine Valley, May 15,1914 8 eggs, incubation well Carriger coll. 



Sonoma Co. begun 



Alpine Valley, May 24, 1913 6 eggs, incubation begun Carriger coll. 



Sonoma Co. 



Mill Creek, Last of May, 9 eggs, fresh Mailliard coll. 



near Ukiah 1883 



Monterey 5 eggs U. S. National Museum 



