. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. ORTYX VIRGINIANA : THE QUAIL, OR BOB-WHITE. 159 them naturally begin at that season of the year when they relinquish the habits of extreme cunning and vigi- lance for that of confidence in man's respect tor domes- tic life, that is in the early part of summer. Though among the har- diest and most active of feath- ered creatures, they are prudentâ in spring, and do not commit them- selves to the risks of incuba- tion until they have received full assurance of fit- t
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. ORTYX VIRGINIANA : THE QUAIL, OR BOB-WHITE. 159 them naturally begin at that season of the year when they relinquish the habits of extreme cunning and vigi- lance for that of confidence in man's respect tor domes- tic life, that is in the early part of summer. Though among the har- diest and most active of feath- ered creatures, they are prudentâ in spring, and do not commit them- selves to the risks of incuba- tion until they have received full assurance of fit- ting weather. In this respect they differ from the peculiar but more venturesome Woodcoclf, whose premature endea- vors, founded up- on the first de- ceptive smile of spring, to raise a family, are often defeated by an unexpected snow-storm. The Quail do not begin until May, when they announce the fact to all their neighbors within half a mile by their loud, frank and cheery whistle, which is generally trans-. FiG. 35.â Cock and Hen Quail. Natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C. T. Dillingham
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