316 PARTRIDGE. 



informed, that the whole of these cargoes consisted of male birds 

 only, and prevented him from purchasing any, which he was desirous 

 of, with a view of stocking his neighbourhood in Yorkshire, and to 

 him would have been a desirable circumstance. 



Quails swarm so greatly, at the time of their migration, about the 

 Dneiper, and in the South of Russia, that they are caught by 

 thousands, and sent to Moscow and Petersburgh, in casks.* Beyond 

 Lake Baikal the Quails exactly resemble those of Europe, but are 

 quite mute, and such are used by the Chinese in fighting, as we do 

 Cocks, and in winter for warming the hands ; but for this latter 

 purpose other sorts are resorted to, as well as this species. f 



A.— Cotumix major, Bris.i. 251. Id. 8vo. i. 70. 

 Le Chrokiel, Buf. ii. 476. Gen. Syn. iv. 782. 



This differs merely in being of a larger size, and is found in 

 Poland. 



B.— Quail — a Variety, Gen. Syn. Sup. p. 222. 



In this the crown of the head is brown ; over the eyes, and round 

 them to the hindhead, white, dotted with black; the rest of the neck 

 pale rufous yellow, dashed with white down the shafts; lower part 

 of the neck all round, the back, between the wings, the breast, 

 belly, and outer edge of the wing white; wing coverts and scapulars 

 yellow brown, barred with dark brown, and each feather dashed 

 with yellow down the shaft ; quills yellow brown ; tail mottled brown, 

 towards the end chestnut, the tip very pale, and mottled ; the two 

 outer feathers white ; legs yellow. 



In the collection of the late Sir Ashton Lever. 



* Arcl. Zool. f Mention made of the Ancients using Quails for fighting. — 



Archosol. iii. 144. 



