On Ho venter 3 near Carlisle a covey on the Government reservation 
yielded two birds (Hog. 6736 and 6737} that while nearest vlrPin!anus may 
have an infusion (two or sore generations back} of texams blood as they 
are slightly paler above than typical virgin lamas and one is marked more 
heavily below. 
On this day I examined 21 <pall from four coveys, killed by other 
hunters, twenty of these were more or less typical native birds. One 
however (So. 6735) an adult male that la Just completing the molt is 
typical texanus . and appears to be on© of the Imported birds that had 
been released, this bird may not haw© bred for some reason, and may 
simply have been associated with a ban® of native birds. 
On the following day, near Carlisle, two coveys were located, tbs 
first, from which two quail were $*ot (los. 6738-6739) came from an area 
where a number of Mexican quail had been stocked, are hybrids between 
the two forms, they are birds of the year, and show a marked tendency 
toward texanus . 
the second covey from which on© bird ms taken (lo. 6740) was com¬ 
posed of large well^raarksd native birds. three quail from another covey, 
killed by other hunters were also the native form. 
the specimens secured may be tabulated as follows? 
typical G, £. Xte l nA mi..... 5 
G. x* virM.nl anas with questionable infusion of tex.anus blood . 2 
typical jg> X* texanu . .. • ....1 
Hybrids between virMadams and &gaRHf.. 
total 14 
Of two additional quail, male and female, taken November 11 by game 
protector H. H. Gibb near Carlisle, and forwarded to Washington for examina¬ 
tion one is also an evident hybrid and apparently is a first cross since it 
