Honorable Seth Gordon 
P* h 
©f birds examined this past fall that appear t© be descended fra® th© 
IJexic an ©took, it appears that a ©spy larg art of the ’ intitKluoed 
birds A® or are killed without having fere&t is other words, the number 
of Pexioan quail that succeed in establishing themselves Haider the new 
eonditlons that they encounter eeeuas to lie relatively snail. As a ©oa- 
sequence, in Dr. Wetaore % , inion, the importation ©f quail frc. 
Mexico doe® not seem desirable, saw® into Idealities where the native 
birds have been wholly or nearly eat®floated, Where there is a Mail 
Stock of native quail left after ©xoessive hunting or loss da® to heavy 
winters, it |p considered tetter policy to afford the native birds 
absolute protection for a period to enable thee to recuperate their 
numbers. In several instances during the past fall, quail secured 
fro© areas where it was supper -d that nothing but Mexican birds would 
bo found, have proved to be natives In spite of the fact at lexieaa 
.Stock had teen released in the regions considered in scut numbers, 
fher© have teen mmmrmm insfsmm where over extensive areas quail : 
at© been nearly wiped out by severe winter wee. -t, '•iv* « '-ndd 
their former abur m after two or more years of a te prot< 
ftm investigations just outlined have r areeting . 
struotive,rjf-e»& it ie te be regretted that further 
been spent In looking into this matter. 
test wishes, I a m > : 
you Ft, 
Chief of Bureau. 
