ARBA 
No 6- Jan 6, Flush a pair of birds a couple of hundred yards 
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away from where seen previously. 
Jan 6, A few yards from the marked tree, a covey of 8 
birds,(apparently ~@ quarter grown) flushed; could not 
secure any of them. They flushed as one bird and scat- 
tered in all direction&. These birds may have been all 
males. 
Coen Dee 9th, A couple of miles north from town I flushed 
a female, she landed a short distance away, flushed her a 
couple of times, no nest. 
Jan 31. Heard a female calling 150 yds from a marked spot 
flush the bird, she rose high above the treetops and dis- 
appeared from view. Shortly after anotuer called from the 
Same spot, flush it, female. 
Feb 2, Flush a female, she flew a few fect and landed 
again, no nest. Another heard ‘calling about 100 yds away. 
Feb Tf. Heard a female calling, imitate Call, bird replies 
flush and shoot it, female, eges and oviduct very much 
enlarged. : 
Feb 2, Flush a male a couple of hundred yards from where 
I shot female yesterday; heard a female calling in the 
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Same locality but could not flush her. Afternoon TI Fsxe) 
along to the same place, heard a couple of females call, 
flush and shoot both. Eggs and oviduct very much enlarged 
ae both birds. These females would have laid within a few 
ays. 
Feb 2, Flush a female 150 yds from marked tree. 
Feb3. About 490 yds from where I saw birds yesterday & 
flush 4 birds, male and three females. fry to flush male 
again,no luck. Females calling occasionally do not dis- 
turb them 
Feb 3. Flush two females 20 yds from where bird flushed 
yesterday. 
Feb 4, Hear female call, flush her; later flush another 
female, probably same bird, 
Feb 5. Female heard call, flush her; later fliish a couple 
of males, shot one. 
Neb 7. Hear female call, she replied cach time I imitated 
call, eventually got to within a few feet of her; shortly 
after saw her running turough the &rass with a male in 
close pursuit; one of the birds was uttering a whistling, 
chirrtiping note. Several times a different call was heard 
a deep toned, humming, rapidly uttered -Pug-eug— 
from three to five Ser onay ne Oa ged SNE ieee in So en 
= Feb 10, Female heard calling, flush her about 150 yds away 
from marked tree, Search round 4 different arcas but dia 
not see or hear any birds, 
Mar 4, Search this area thoroughly. Flus m 
a marked tree, Flush female ana “te bores Sa ae eae 
spot where seen Feb 10th, Flush a female JOyas away from 
spot, Flush another female on outskirts of area; none of 
these birds called after being flushed. 
Go along and search No 1 area, no birds seen or heard, 
