QUAIL. 
fed, the sacred narrative even preserving 
the nocturnal flight of these birds. “ And 
it came to pass that at even the Quails 
came up and covered the camp.” Proba- 
bly the instinct to fly by night is im- 
planted in them for the purpose of avoid- 
ing the birds of prey that would attack 
them by day. The female lays from seven 
to twelve eggs in a rude nest on the 
ground. The length of the bird is seven 
inches ; the second primary feather is the 
longest 
