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BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO 
Valley north of Roswell, one was fortunate to sec a bird; those remaining being seen 
mainly in Chaves, Eddy, and Lea Counties, where there was food and ground cover 
to protect them from their enemies. The return of a favorable season in 1919 came 
just in time to save the remnant, but in 1920, on a trip of 275 miles, from Silver City 
to the Mexican boundary, only nine pairs were seen and a few others heard (Ligon, 
MS). In 1922, they were common in northern Santa Fe County, nesting on the 
pinyon flats (Jensen). In 1924, from May 27 to June 22, they were found rather 
common throughout the Pecos Valley country and in the northeastern section 
of the State as far west as Cimarron; but in most localities, in 1923, 1924, and 1925— 
“culminating years of range devastation and drought . . . they came near the 
extermination point throughout the State/ 1 disappearing entirely from some of their 
highest and most northerly range. At the beginning of another cycle, in 192G, with 
favorable range and breeding conditions they reestablished their numbers so quickly 
that sportsmen were amazed. But in some sections where formerly most abundant, 
Map 5. Arizona Scaled Quail 
Shaded areas show breeding and resident range 
