ale bird arrives before the female, and in France the bird-catcher takes advantacre of this. He jzoes out and imitates the note of the THE QUAIL. 205 lien bird, so as to decoy a great many quails into his net. Then he bringsthcni to the London market, and sells them for the table, their flesh… … THE QUAIL. The quail is much smaller than the partridge, and the feathers of its headare black, edged with rusty brown. The breast is a pale yellow red, spottedwith black, and the feathers on the back are marked with pale yellow lines. The young birds soon learn to follow their mother, and feed on…
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