. The bobwhite and other quails of the United States in their economic relations. Quails; Northern bobwhite. Fig. 10.—Seed of chess {Bromus secalinus). (From Bull. 47. Nevada Agricultural Ex- periment Station, i (Ceanothus sp.). and black wattle {Callicoma serratifolia). In the mountains of Lower California the food supply determines the breed- ing time of birds. If there is not enough rain for a good supply of seeds the coveys of quail do not break up into nesting pairs but remain in coveys throughout the summer. If the season is wet and the winter rains promise abundant food the birds mate i
. The bobwhite and other quails of the United States in their economic relations. Quails; Northern bobwhite. Fig. 10.—Seed of chess {Bromus secalinus). (From Bull. 47. Nevada Agricultural Ex- periment Station, i (Ceanothus sp.). and black wattle {Callicoma serratifolia). In the mountains of Lower California the food supply determines the breed- ing time of birds. If there is not enough rain for a good supply of seeds the coveys of quail do not break up into nesting pairs but remain in coveys throughout the summer. If the season is wet and the winter rains promise abundant food the birds mate in March and begin nest- ing Food of the Youxg. The food of young birds differs from that of the parents, as has already been remarked of the bobwhite. but the difference is less marked with the California quail. Stomachs of 32 young of the western birds, from one-fourth to one-half grown, have been exam- ined. They were collected from the middle of July to the middle of September. The food was composed of per cent animal matter a Cat. Can. Birds. Part I. p. 19S, 1900. 6 X. A. Fauna. No. 7. p. 28. 1893. c Life Hist. X. A. Birds [I], p. 27. 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 Judd, Sylvester D. (Sylvester Dwight), 1871-1905. Washington : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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