Periodical 
visitant, 
318 GALLINAZ. PERDIX. ComMOoN 
Common Quail.—Perdix Coturnix, Lath. 
PLATE 62, 
Perdix Coturnix, Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 2. p. 651. sp. 28. 
Tetrao Coturnix, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 278. 20—Faun. Suec. No. 206.—Gmel. 
Syst. 1. p. 765.—Raii, Syn. p. 58. A. 6.—Wili. p. 121. t. 29.—Briss. y. 1« 
p- 247. 
Coturnix major, Briss. y. 1. p. 251. 
La Caille, Buff: Ois. v. 2. p. 449. t. 16.—Id. Pl. Enl. 170.—Temm. pig. et 
Gall. v. 3. p. 478.—Jd. Man. d’Ornith. v. 2. p. 491. 
Le Crokiel, Buff: Ois. v. 2. p. 255. 
Wachtel Feldhuhn, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 1402.— Meyer, Tasschenb. 
Deut. v. 1. p. 306.—Frisch. Vig. t. 117. male and female. 
De Wachtel, Sepp. Nederl. Vig. t. p. 143. 
Common Quail, Br. Zool. 1. No. 99.—Arct. Zool. 2. p. 320. B.—Albin. 1. 
t. 30.—Will. Angl. p. 169.—Lewin’s Br. Birds, 4. t. 138.—Lath. Syn. 4. 
p: 779. 24.—Id. Sup. p. 222.—-Mont. Ornith. Dict. v. 2.—Jd. Supp. 
Wale. Syn. 2. t. 185.—Pult. Cat. Dorset. p. 7.—Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. 
p- t. 308. male. 
The quail, which is found in most parts of the Old Conti- 
nent, is a migratory species, changing its abode at fixed pe- 
riods, and obeying in that respect the same laws that regulate 
the movements of so many of the feathered race. In Britain 
these birds make their first appearance in May, and continue 
with us till after the breeding-season, and till their young are 
able to accompany them in their autumnal migration to more 
southern latitudes, which usually takes place during the month 
of October. Some few are said to remain through the whole 
year in the southern counties, and in the vicinity of the sea ; 
but these probably (as suggested by Montacv) are indivi- 
duals of a later brood, who have been unable to accompany 
the main body at the time of their departure. During their 
abode in this country, they inhabit the champaign and well- 
cultivated districts; but they now visit us in much fewer 
numbers than they formerly did, and their appearance in the 
midland and northern counties of England, has of late years 
been a rare occurrence. They are polygamous; and on their 
first arrival, the males are readily discovered by the whistling 
eall-note they utter, and which is repeated thrice successively, 
after short intermissions. 
