. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 322 NATURAL HISTOny. one sportsman liiiviug shot in two days one hundred and sixty- eiglit brace on one manor. The length of the liird is twelve inches and a half; the wing is short and rounded, causing tlie peculiar whiri-ing sound when in motion; the third and fourth primary feathers are the longest. C0TL-I!N1.\.—(Lat.). Commuuis (Lut. rommon), the Quail. The Quail is a tolerably common little l>ird, visiting England in the summer. Countless flocks of them are si)read over the whole of Southern Euro])e, a
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 322 NATURAL HISTOny. one sportsman liiiviug shot in two days one hundred and sixty- eiglit brace on one manor. The length of the liird is twelve inches and a half; the wing is short and rounded, causing tlie peculiar whiri-ing sound when in motion; the third and fourth primary feathers are the longest. C0TL-I!N1.\.—(Lat.). Commuuis (Lut. rommon), the Quail. The Quail is a tolerably common little l>ird, visiting England in the summer. Countless flocks of them are si)read over the whole of Southern Euro])e, and multitudes are taken and sent to the London markets : thirty-six thousand having been pm-chased during one season by the London poulterers. Temminck states that hundreds of thousands arrive in Naples and Provence, and are so fatigued that for several days they suffer themselves to be taken by hand. We are here reminded of the flight of Quails with which the Israelites were fed, the sacred narrative even preserving the nocturnal flight of these birds. " And it came to pass that at even the Quails came up and covered the ; Probably the instinct to fly by night is implanted in them for the purpose of avoiding the birds of prey that would attack them by day. The female lays from seven to twelve eggs in a rude nest on tlio ground. The length of the bird is seven inches j the second primary feather is the 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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