. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations; . is often built in more open or bushyplaces. The eggs average about of an inch, aresomewhat pointed, and are white (often slightly stained butnot strictly spotted). They are laid in the latter part ofMay, and there are sometimes, according to Wilson, twenty- *The northern boundaries of the vere winter causes the utter annihila- area occupied by this species in New tion of these outposts, and so thins England cannot be very definitely or th
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes, with illustrations; . is often built in more open or bushyplaces. The eggs average about of an inch, aresomewhat pointed, and are white (often slightly stained butnot strictly spotted). They are laid in the latter part ofMay, and there are sometimes, according to Wilson, twenty- *The northern boundaries of the vere winter causes the utter annihila- area occupied by this species in New tion of these outposts, and so thins England cannot be very definitely or the ranks of the more southern birds permanently stated, for the reason that several years may elapse before that they are constantly changing-, they begin to recover the lost ground. The birds increase rapidly under fa- Hence it has happened that they have vorable conditions, and after a succes- not established themselves permanently sion of mild winters push their way anywhere much to the northward of well into southern Maine and New the northern borders of Massachusetts. Hampshire. But the next really se- —W. B. AIMERICAN PARTRIDGES. 413. four in the same nest, in which case two or three females prob-ably contribute to the laying. c. The Quail are abundant in the three southern States ofNew England, except in thecolder and more hilly por-tions. They are not foundmuch to the north or east ofBoston, in the neighborhoodof which, however, they areresident throughout the observations on themnaturally begin at that sea-son of the year when theyrelinquish their habits of ex-treme cunning and vigilancefor those of confidence inmans respect for domesticlife, that is, in the early partof summer. Though amongthe hardiest and most activeof feathered creatures, theyare prudent in spring, and do not commit themselves to therisks of incubation until they have received full assurance offitting weather. In this respect they differ from the feeblerbut more venturesome Woodcock, whose
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