. Birds in literature . is rarely found farfrom home. His nest seems to be the favorite abode ofan innumerable swarm of parasites, which sometimescause the death of his offspring. . There is something familiar, trustful and homelike in the phcebesways which has won him an undisputed place in ouraffections. Chapman. Handbook of Birds.**^ It is a wee, sad-colored thing. As shy and secret as a maid,That, ere in choir the robins ring, Pipes its own name like one afraid. Lowell. QUAIL. BOB-WHITE He is neither a true quail nor a partridge and those whoclaim that but one of these names is correct may
. Birds in literature . is rarely found farfrom home. His nest seems to be the favorite abode ofan innumerable swarm of parasites, which sometimescause the death of his offspring. . There is something familiar, trustful and homelike in the phcebesways which has won him an undisputed place in ouraffections. Chapman. Handbook of Birds.**^ It is a wee, sad-colored thing. As shy and secret as a maid,That, ere in choir the robins ring, Pipes its own name like one afraid. Lowell. QUAIL. BOB-WHITE He is neither a true quail nor a partridge and those whoclaim that but one of these names is correct may com-promise on Bob-white. Chapman. Bird Life.*^ As a weed-seed and insect destroyer it is of such economicimportance that in Wisconsin, where it has been practicallyexterminated, attempts have recently been made to re-establish it. It eats the potato beetle, and it is particu-larly fond of the moth that lays the egg that producesthe injurious, omnivorous cutworm. Florence A. Merriam. Birds of Village and Field.^X12. Quail. Bob-WMte There are few prettier sights than a family of old quailwith their young walking fearlessly about in a woodlandmeadow. The birds domestic life is particularly interestingfrom the part the male plays in the family, helping tobuild the nest, feeding his mate on the eggs, and, in caseof her death, brooding in her place. Florence A. Mekriam. Birds of Village and Field.^ At night, for at least many days in succession, the quailselects the same spot to sleep in, more usually on low ground,where the long grass affords shelter and warmth. Therethey encamp, not huddled together promiscuously andunadvisedly, but shoulder to shoulder in a circle, withtheir heads out, so that in the event of a sudden surprisethey escape rapidly, and in every direction, without diffi-culty. ... In winter, they lie on the ground asusual, always allowing the snow to accumulate untilmorning, when they free themselves by united a crust be formed, they frequently find i
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