Ank, XIV, Apr., 1897, p. ^ ^ 6- 
Colinus virginianus. — During iS94 'Mr. William R. Maxon of Oneida 
wrote me that his father had seen a Quail near Oneida Lake, that he 
knew the bird well and had watched it for some time at only a short dis- 
tance away. He also wrote me that a pair had nested on the farm of 
Lewis Maxon in the town of Verona about twenty years ago, that one had 
been seen at Vernon and one at Oneida Castle within a few years, and 
that a perfectly reliable gentleman informed him that a few Bob-whites 
were to be seen about his place every year. I then wrote to some of my 
sportsmen friends in that neighborhood, from one of whom I received 
the information that there was a small covey of these birds around the 
barns of a noted shooting man residing near Oneida Lake, that they were 
quite tame and he saw them often ; but he would not shoot any of them, 
and intended to see to it that no one else did. So I think we may safely 
write this bird down in om list as rare,, in the western part of the 
county. 
Auk, XIV, July, 1897, P-3'^ 
)rthwestern New York. — Several Quail 
Bob-white in Northwestern New York! — SeveVat Quail {Colinus virgm- 
iajius) have been reported from different parts of the Counties of Oneida 
and Lewis the past winter. It is very seldom they are seen in this 
locality. The winter has not been so severe as usual. — W. S. Johnson, 
Boonville, N. Y. 
Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. — Mr. W. R. Maxon writes me, “On 
June 11,1897, a covey of young Qyiail, able only to run, was observed near 
Sherrill, Oneida Co. A few Qiiail remained all last summer (1897) in 
the neighborhood of the Oneida County house, where they were observed 
frequently by Mr. Percy Klock. Additional records. 
Auk, XVII, April, 1900, 
c. 
4. Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. — “None recorded since 1893. 
Formerly a not uncommon summer resident.” Still occasional between 
Oneida and the Lake. A nest was taken at Peterboro in the summer of 
1S94, the only time the bird has been known to occur in that vicinity. 
(See also Auk, XIV, 226, 1897, and XVII, 178, 1900.) 
Sy ■ Vv 
Auk, XX, July, 1903, p. 5 . 
