FOREIGN GAME INTRODUCTION PROGRAM 
Table 1. Summary of Foreign Game Bird Releases and Results - 1960-1963 

Number Direct Month 
Species State Year Re- Source or Gentle of Re~ Area . Results to Date 
leased Release lease 
Black Alabama 1960 #109 wild direct November Autauga County Poor 
francolin 1962 138 a3 » February Henry County Not reported 
(Francolinus 1962 65 farm m March : " Not reported 
francolinus 1963 91 “ u May,Sept. Limestone County Few seen 
asiae) 
Arkansas 1960 140 wild gentle Spring Wattensaw G.M.A. One brood reported, Few birds seen. 
1960 86 o - i Camp Robinson No birds reported after Feb. 1961. 
Dispersed up to 7 miles. 
1963 66 farm direct April Big Lake Area Dispersed. No broods reported, 
it 
1963 28 " Wattensaw G.M.A. Dispersed. No broods reported. 
Florida 1961 40 wild direct June Avon Park G.M.A. Many birds and 1 brood seen. 
1962 70 be a February Avon Park G.M.A. Many birds seen; 3 broods of 6 
to 8 chicks each reported, 
One nest destroyed by fire. 
1962 70 w . February Belle Glade Good survival; 3 mile dispersal. 
1963 0 - - - - - Birds and broods reported on both 
areas. 
Guam 1961 171 . " April Naval Magazine Three observed May 1962, 
1961 11 s gentle May Mangilao Last seen March 1962. 
1963 0 Reproduction observed; birds 
frequently seen within few miles 
of release site. 
Hawaii 1960 257 wild gentle Feb.Sept. Four islands Surviving on 4 islands,doubtful 
1962 491 " mn Jan-Apr. Three islands on 1, Thirty individuals seen or 
heard calling on Molokai, For 
, details see FGIP Report #12. 
1963 0 Birds seen on all islands except 
Lanai, though nowhere are they 
abundant. 
