THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



back or upper parts of the California quail are smoky-brown; 

 the throat is black, bordered with a white stripe ; the breast is 

 bluish-gray; the belly has a chestnut patch around which the 

 feathers with light centers and dark borders resemble the scales 

 of a fish. This bird is abundant all through southern Oregon 

 and ranges through eastern Oregon up to the Columbia river. 

 It is not a resident of the Willamette valley, but during the past 

 two years about fifteen hundred of these birds have been 

 trapped in southern Oregon and liberated in the Willamette 

 valley and other parts of the state where they were not found 

 before. 



The bobwhite quail was formerly introduced into Oregon 

 from the eastern United States. It is now abundant in Umatilla 

 and northern Malheur counties and especially in certain sections 

 of the Willamette valley. The bobwhite may be distinguished 

 by its white throat, which is bordered by black; there is a white 

 line running through the eye; the upper parts are reddish-brown 

 and black ; the under parts are also brown barred with black. 



— Photograph by R. W. Shufeldt. 

 California Quail, Often Called Valley or Little Blue Quail. 



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