. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . LIFORNIA QUAIL (Lophortyx californica and varieties) Length, about qK inches. Distinguishedfrom Gambels quail bv the reddish-instead ofblack belly. Range: Resident in the Pacific Coast regionfrom southwestern Oregon and western Xe-vada tlirough 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 andfine plumage gleaming in the sun is a sight toremember. Before quail were so much perse-cuted covies w
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . LIFORNIA QUAIL (Lophortyx californica and varieties) Length, about qK inches. Distinguishedfrom Gambels quail bv the reddish-instead ofblack belly. Range: Resident in the Pacific Coast regionfrom southwestern Oregon and western Xe-vada tlirough 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 andfine plumage gleaming in the sun is a sight 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 numerousfamilies in the fall associate in bands of threeor four hundred, or even more. The Califor-nia quail has learned one lesson never acquiredby our bobwhite—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 great abundance. 22.
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