Masked bobwhite quail. 26a, 31,79,147. 

 Masked duck. 18, 78a, 160. 

 Mearns' quail. 31,64,79,147,151. 

 Melanistic mutant pheasant.. See_ Ring- 

 necked pheasant. 

 Merganser (s) — 



general. 96,103,147,160. 



control. 19a. 



food. 19a, 105. 



life histories. 78.. 



populations. 51. 



propagation. 42. 



See also under species. 

 Mexican quail. See 3obwhite quail. 

 Migratory quail. 64. 

 Mikado pheasant. 76,211. 

 Minerals. See Diets and food formulas. 

 Mink. See Natural enemies. 

 Monaul pheasant . See Impeyan pheasant'. 

 Mongolian pheasant. 43,64,202,218,224. 



See also Ring-necked pheasant . 

 Mortality — 



general. 28,33,72,105,122. 



bobwhite quail. 182. 



pheasants. 83,115,175. 



prairie chickens. 119. 



red grouse. 212. 



upland game birds. 66,169. 



waterfowl. 35,161. 



See also Diseases; Parasites. 

 Mottled duck. 58,78,96. 

 Mountain pheasant (Sast-central 



States) . See Ruffed grouse. 

 Mountain quail — • .% • 



general. 31,103,128,147,186. 



diseases. 66. 



feeding requirements. 61. 



food. 31,105. 



hunting. 186. . ' , :: 



life history. 79; , 



propagation. 112. " 



range. 56,72a. 



transplanting. 64. 

 Mutant pheasant . See Ring-necked 



pheasant . 

 Mute swan. 64,96,217. 

 Natural enemies. 1,8,9,20,21,23,26, 

 27, 28, 30, 35, 42, 43, 45, 59a, 63, 67, 72, 75, 

 81, 82, 84, 85, 91, 92, 93, 95, 95a, 98, 99, 

 100, 102, 103b, 105, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 

 116,117,121,122,132,133,135,136,139, 

 140, 142, 143, 144, 144b, 149, 150, 161, 162, 

 164,174,176,179,180,181,182,183,186, 



Natural enemies — Continued. 



192,195,198,199,200,212,213,214,219, 

 224. 

 See also Control; Trapping; and ' 

 under species. 

 Naturalization of game birds. 41,64. 

 Nepal kaleege pheasant. See Zaleege: 



pheasants. 

 Northern eider. 18, 78a, 96, 105.. 

 Nose picking. 140. 

 Numbers of birds. See Populations. 

 Nutrition. 61,66. 



See also Diets and food formulas. 

 Ocellated pheasants (Annam; Malay). 76. 

 Ocellated turkey. 64. 

 Olathe quail. 79. 



See also Gambel' s quail. 

 Old squaw — ■ 



general. 18,96,147. 

 food. 18,105,144a. 

 life history. 78a, 165. 

 Oldwife. See Old squaw. 

 Oregon pheasant . See Ring-necked 



pheasant . 

 Ornamental birds i dealers. 11. 



See also under species. 

 Ornamental pheasant(s) — 



general. 76,90,133,202,211,224. 

 breeding records.. 205,206. 

 diseases. 66,90,211. 

 propagation. 43,76,90,133,199,202, 



211,218,224. 

 See also Pheasants; and under species. 

 Ornamental waterfowl. See Waterfowl . 

 Pacific eider. 18, 78a, 147. 

 Painted quail. ■ See Button quail. 

 Parasites. 28,33,43,65,66,68,77,81,93, 

 99, 103b, 120a, 124, 128, 132, 135, 140, 143, 

 161,162,163,164,176,179,180,187,189, 

 195,198,199,211,212,214,218,219,221, 

 224 . 

 See also Diseases. 

 Part ridge( s) — 



general . 165,196,197,213,214,215, 



216,219,220. 

 breeding records. 205,206. 

 cat, as enemy of. 95a. 

 dealers. 15. 

 diseases. 66,215,221. 

 food. 209. 



foreign. 196,197,213,214,216,218. 

 hunting. 87,219. 



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