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BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO 
MS). On the Rio Grande Bird Reserve they were abundant, November 23- 
December 9, 1916 (Willett). In March, 1919, it was found that the three years’ 
drought, while it had greatly reduced their numbers in the Rio Grande Valley, 
had not affected them as much as the Scaled Quail, which normally live farther 
from water.]—W. W. Cooke. 
NEW MEXICO 
Map 6. Gambel Quail 
Shaded areas show natural breeding range. Introduced range not shown (see text) 
Nest. —A slight hollow scratched in the ground usually beside a bunch of grass 
or other protection, sometimes without lining, but generally slightly lined with 
bits of grass or leaves. Eggs: 10 to 12, white to buffy, spotted and blotched 
with brown and drab, the blotches with a purple or pinkish bloom. 
Food. —The food of 28 adults, collected from January to June consisted almost 
wholly of vegetable matter, over 63 per cent leaves and plant shoots, nearly 32 per 
cent miscellaneous seeds, and less than 4 per cent grain, but in summer, mistletoe 
berries, tender mesquite foliage, and fruit and seeds of cactus are among the vege- 
