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vival of the fittest, and so reconciles her- the Httle pheasant quite satisfactorily, 



self to the loss of her brood when the with the assistance of this little mother 



latter scatters almost as soon as hatched. -^ ^^^ ^^^^ f^^^^ ^ggi^le to raise fully 



Rarely will any be left to her after the ,^„ . , t • i i i j 



third or fourth day. But the bantam ^0 per cent, of the young birds hatched 



hen works along other lines, and, if the at the Reeves farm.— Philadelphia Rec~ 



coop be not too large, manages to mother ord. 



THE BOBWHITE IN OREGON. 



By WlLLIAAI L. FiNLEY. 



[We were about to ask Mr. William L. Finley to write an article on the status of the 



bobwhite in Oregon when he sent us the Oregon Sportsman containing the follow- 

 ing story about the introduction of this quail in his state. The article on, "The Intro- 

 duction of Bobwhite in Montana," written by Hon. M. D. Baldwin for The Game Breeder, 

 attracted much attention and Mr. Finley's article is equally timely and interesting. — Editor.] 



In our Oregon country. Bob-white is of the State Hospital near Pendleton, 



loved by all. Since his coming years They thrive well in the patches of wil- 



ago, there has never been an open sea- low and cottonwood along >the river, 

 son in this state. No bird gladdens the Years ago. Bob-white quail were in- 



heart of the Oregon farmer more than troduced into the Boise valley in Idaho 



Bob-white as he calls from the top of and from this point they have undoubt- 



an old rail fence, for the larger part of edly spread to eastern Oregon in the 



our farmers knew him in bare-foot days vicinity of Vale and Ontario in Mal- 



among the hills of the easten'i states. He heur county and along the Snake river 



is the friend and companion about the in Wallowa county. 



garden and field. His call means glad- Bob-white are also found in the north- 



ness and satisfaction. To some of my ern part of Umatilla county and it may 



farmer friends, he is always an optimist, be these birds spread north from those 



If a shower is needed, one may hear that were introduced at Pendleton in 



Bob-white calling — "More-wet! More- 1893; or they may possibly have- been 



wet!" After a dreary downpour, that introduced by some one in that locality, 

 has lasted for several days. Bob-white During the summer of 1899 while on 



is sure to mount an old brush heap and a cruise up the Willamette river with 



sing just as confidently — "No-more-wet! Herman T. Bohlman, we saw and heard 



No-more-wet !" Bob- white quail near Independence. 



The history of the introduction of the They were not uncommon at that time 



Bob-white quail into Oregon would be in the country around Salem and south 



very interesting if it were complete. A to Independence. 



few birds > were brought in from the During. the spring of 1908, I heard a 



East thirty or thirty-five years ago and Bob-white quail at Risley station be- 



liberated in the Willamette valley. tween Portland and Oregon City. Dur- 



Mr. J. H. Raley of Pendleton, writes ing the early spring of 1909, I fre- 



that during the fall of 1893 he secured quently heard Bob-white quail calling i'"' 



sixty Bob-white quail from the Willam- the vicinity of Jennings Lodge. I am 



ette valley and liberated them on Mc- very sure a pair nested in that locality. 



Kay creek on the place where he was but after the summer was over I, sa-w 



then living. This accounts for the cov- nothing more of these birds, nor were 



eys of Bob-white quail along the Uma- they there during the following -year, 



tilla river west of Pendleton. During They were likely killed by house cats, 

 the summer of 1911, I heard several In September of 1912, I saw three 



Bob-white quail calling on the grounds different flocks of Bob-white quail with- 



