The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19

9s .,..s are well defined. The quail
|eHfes and fy in lac docks aud
|slpl'o.. even crossing the Medi.
. TAs American cartridges are
~ :. migratory. Although they
'a s-a,rp 10 move short distances
.'n ,..ss they are often found year
fiin g.a ne same field. or at least on
I'l , y In size the quail are al
|nSs ~ ,rsller than the partridges, a
n. .0me interest TO sportemen.
: . , ~ has strong, large bill;
y. mail is small and weak. There
1900 IN the shape Of the wings
s- ~. n the feathers and the length
80 .r The Bob White. as our bird
p .,sa a popular ornithology, has al
w. - portridge in Virginia and the
"a II the Northern and Western
= NJ, been the fashion to call It
~ archaeological union has set
~ natter and there are no uual III
-...,lrsn check list.
- Imerican cartridges which are
\ o.l-.IisssJyely on the Pacific coast and
Sss. ,sranIe country and from Texas
AZ naelsr have always been known IN
..rs,ive as uualis or part l.lges--the
w. ~ nunil of California, me scaled
~ s.,rtridge. etc. The beautiful bird
~ ard New Mexico Is always
~ w correctly as G0Elbel's partridge.
l,-.,ricsn partridges. Bob Whites,
s,--.srly distributed from New Eng
!. ~ Gulf States and West to East
r.,sss ana Nebraska, With the emil
4, ~ have been moving still further
L, West and Northwest and they are
[s.,,lv abundant in places where there
Nc 4 few years ago. Attempts
~ made with some success TO in
y Ssse birds Into Utah. California,
In IA Washington, and / see no rea-
~ thew should not do exceedingly
= NJ Pacific coast when the countr-
IN settled and the yernlin destroyed.
+. mrridges are terrestrial birds and
t'sTsiore exposed to the raVages Of
.Isfory animals which are found In
4 ~ Countries. The native partridges
fstruIa and the Southwest are also
1FrIsl Birds. but they are extremely
Ia great runners. They get under
Is,,dwsy on their legs with wonderful
In They also go In large focks and
Ntsrs on the lookout for an enemy.
Ib,b White Is for MANY reasons the
r,me bird IN America and / am In
i 10 saw he is the best game bird In
EsrN. he performs we'll before dogs
lses YerT rapidly. presenting a diff
.nirk He Is certainly a better game
Rnsr any Of the grouse of this or other
5dss since they. are too easy as marks.
A b too, a variety In the shooting in
sp,n and In cover One may ind
4 % or adjacent to the fields in which
ksnrdse feeds and woodcock In the
n 10 which he files. He Is certainly
tttsF game bird than the Imported
trts or the cartridges of Europe. and
NJ without saving. from my point Of
\ tAst the birds which are shot over
4 az all superior game birds to those
non. ambush-the ducks and the
D kIfds or waders.
'fAfa not 100 much prosecuted increase
~ 4 well cutivated districts. They
9lnd very cold weather. provided the
Be not 50 deep as to deprive them Of
4 fed and Il Is the practice ON some
ahd at the club preserves In the
Nsn States to furnish food for these
IT,. NA4iAN INuNN hMuW ENNIIuEs a IEW
4 hals and few shocks II corn left
PIG and little grain scattered under
& Better will do much toward saving
3Eds n severe winter One Of the
II 4 The game committee of the Wy
~ club on Long Island Is 70 make
agensnts for airing the planting Of
34 q gram to be eft standing" to sup.
~ bids with food
r. nthdges are very prolific. There
#usllgyfrom twelve to fifteen eggs in q
vi often more Many writer's are of
3''nlau that a single pair will produce
f'Vss IN year, II is certain that If
VI ccEey is destroyed they viii nest
II b remarkable with what rapidity
5Flll become abundant in places where
1l,gs been almost extermlnated during
winter In Northwestern Ohio some
'so after storm It turned very cold
ialrs crust Of ice formed on top Of a
a inow Many birds on one of my
shooting grounds were imprisoned
~ olrds persisted. Where I had shot
q birds in day one year the next
N found but one small covey of
sTtea birds in two days of Industrious
ls The legislature was appealed to
NV providing a closed period of sew.
Isais was passed, and, to the credit OF
.NuMen OF the State, 1t was obeyed,
ns result that the birds were again
~. ~ tae end Of the closed time, and
nv ielrly abundant In Ohio ever
" ltga season for partridge shoot
4 y t9inerly too long in most OF the
II ssssslAning IN September or October
4 ALE until March or April. This en-
4 ,se market gunners to shoot the birds
~ SHOW was on the ground, and
pLuloges are found quite close to-
!. ! Was not unusual TO kill an entire
80 single discharge of the gun.
s' VOC, was very common long
q ~. were passed prohibiting 1t, and
Us We're taken in this way.
Il tseeI q the states, New Hamp.
4 sIpht, Maryland, Iowa and some
4 ivy NY S s opens September / In
~ states the date Is August 15--
f. edriy IN each case, since the
~ "a rs not larger than sparfows in
ktSla nePtember and many OF thcp,
p,f ~ ny. have seen second brood
M, -'9ch larger than sparrows rs late
'tbse "a Vhio Indiana aud Illinois.
M, Saeoting chickens In Kansas IN
4 IA ~ saw many partridges far too
IN sixteen States ana Ter
Ihtss artrldge season opens October
~ " Inat month, and in sixteen
si,s ne District Of Columbia the sea
I'M ~ november. The date in Kan
4 ~. december /. In Delaware and
isS Mi ne shooting Of the birds Is
AN u1 ~, 1905. and In Wisconsin aud
j SnoA i'o5, and In Colorado at all
q 49, laws in the Western States
2pess that the birds were being
10 Illinois. one OF the hest
sss, INV onlon for partridges especial
49, portion, where / found the
Tses ~ ahundantl there is no law
me shooting al any time ex-
n az siiages Killed In the State may
|slfr;s. SINCE all the birds look alike,
y wl,I ~ Killed at home are easily
EBles and made to masquerade as
|rslr .aoroad, such a provision in a
/. N ~, amounts to nothing, and 1t may
b. = mat partrldges may be killed
IA Ilnnois at any time durlng
provision in 4 law nermitting
R1llfrs,,u pc sold always operates
. tIrs5,,,soh ~ the law, and all pro-
n kE 'rune birds from the operation
.|..r ~ ~ De said 10 be futile. The
. n,a, ttse District Of Columbia. sOr