. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Mountain Quails of its range (0. p. picta) the bird comes down nearly to seadevel and accepts dense cover. In the southeastern portion, namely, on the eastern slopes of the desert ranges overlooking the Colorado Desert, the Mountain Quail, according to Mr. Frank Stephens, ventures down and nests at an altitude of only 500 feet. It is closely dependent here upon certain mountain springs, which it visits in common with L. c. vallicola and L. gamb
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Mountain Quails of its range (0. p. picta) the bird comes down nearly to seadevel and accepts dense cover. In the southeastern portion, namely, on the eastern slopes of the desert ranges overlooking the Colorado Desert, the Mountain Quail, according to Mr. Frank Stephens, ventures down and nests at an altitude of only 500 feet. It is closely dependent here upon certain mountain springs, which it visits in common with L. c. vallicola and L. gambeli. Under certain conditions, therefore, its breeding range over-. Taken in Fresno County MOUNT GODDARD, FROM THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN QUAIL COUNTRY the Author laps that of the Valley Quail. There are several instances on record of nests containing eggs of both species, and at least one hybrid has been found,1 conjectured to be between 0. p. confinis and L. c. calijornica. The nesting of the Mountain Quail is conducted at the higher levels of its range. Ten or a dozen eggs, of a rich buffy hue, unmarked, line a scanty shakedown of grasses or pine needles, which almost invariably enjoys the shelter of a projecting rock, an arching tree-bole, or a thicket 1 In Harvey County, Oregon. See Condor, Vol. XIII., Sept. ion, pp. 140-151. 1574. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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