. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . QUAIL (Lophortyxcalifornica and varieties) Length, about 9>< inches. Distinguishedfrom Gambels quail by the reddish instead ofblack belly. Range: Resident in the Pacific Coast regionfrom southwestern Oregon and western Ne-vada through California and Lower California. The California quail is one of our most beau-tiful game birds, and the sight of a large coveyrunning daintily along, with crests nodding andhue plumage gleaming in the sun is a siglit toremember. Before quail were so much perse-cuted covies were
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . QUAIL (Lophortyxcalifornica and varieties) Length, about 9>< inches. Distinguishedfrom Gambels quail by the reddish instead ofblack belly. Range: Resident in the Pacific Coast regionfrom southwestern Oregon and western Ne-vada through California and Lower California. The California quail is one of our most beau-tiful game birds, and the sight of a large coveyrunning daintily along, with crests nodding andhue plumage gleaming in the sun is a siglit toremember. Before quail were so much perse-cuted covies were common in the gardens ofOakland and other California towns, seeminglyas much at home among calla lilies and rosebushes as in the stubble field. The in the associate in bands of threeor four hundred, or even more. The Califor-nia quail has learned one lesson ne\er acquiredby our bohwhite—to roost in trees and bushesinstead of on the ground—and no doubt thesafety thus obtained during the hours of dark-ness is one reason for its abundance. 22.
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