. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. VIIUIINIAN" â Vnyinh ml leveral , and are I ill I self a plurnlitv of many dosperato a])(>iis of ofToiioe, the Kastc'i'ii coniiti'ies is 1 tlie rosiilt of wliicli irill wliistle, wiiich i> ' tlio partridge, being lie (li']iressioii in flic Nilks, clover, or a tiil't teen, and tlieir colour are alile to nui (heir ])arent to their (1 Iiy a very simplii "ulks round them in rds tli(> spot wlienoe â seriliinfj a ,[jrndiiallv â re they jiaek closclv
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. VIIUIINIAN" â Vnyinh ml leveral , and are I ill I self a plurnlitv of many dosperato a])(>iis of ofToiioe, the Kastc'i'ii coniiti'ies is 1 tlie rosiilt of wliicli irill wliistle, wiiich i> ' tlio partridge, being lie (li']iressioii in flic Nilks, clover, or a tiil't teen, and tlieir colour are alile to nui (heir ])arent to their (1 Iiy a very simplii "ulks round them in rds tli(> spot wlienoe â seriliinfj a ,[jrndiiallv â re they jiaek closclv lark brown, except n lend iiassiiiii- toward.^ v\\\\ yellower hiOTii, 11(1 around th(> tlirnal \}\ as the ear-coveits, 111 brown, vnriepated he under siiiface i- ay be known hy tln' lale are not aci|iiirefl until the second year, and the little dark sjwts on the featliers of the breast. The total jciij^th of the Quail is aliout seven inches. An allied species is fonnd in many parts of North America, and is knoMU bv the name of (,)rAlL. Jn pojmlar jiarlance, however, it is ovnerally called the I'artridi^e, is tlv to the confusion of voniit yrea also called " ISob-White," its clear call-not word ornitholon-ists. On account of its peculiar cry, it 'arint; considerable resemblance to those The Quail ,uenerally keeps itself to the open -jrouiid, jireferring those ,s])ots wliere ,urain is plentiful. Sometimes, however, it .shelters itself among the trees or brush- wood, but even then seems to pass but little of its time in such retreats. Dnriiigthe winter i1 gains conrage by hunger, a]t]»roaching human habitations in search of food?and ' ildly lighting with the i)oultry for the grain thrown to them. Oftentimes the eu' are lijaocd under the domestic hen, and in that case the ai that the foster-mother is of a qniet stav-at-1 uing birds are very tiime, ju-ovided lome temper, and not given to roan ^V li.'^on iiitoriiis us that two young (,&g
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