> z > F 85 O V.|:Z-3 BANCROFT LIBRARY THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Vol. 1. Octobep, 1895. No. 2. The Avifauna. ^^^j CONTENTS Color Plate of Condor's Egg Frontispiece. Cut of California Vulture '. 17 Notes on California Condor, (illustrated) W. H. Hoffman 18 A Double Nest, (illustrated) Lee Chambers 19 What Others Say of Us 19 Yellow Billed Magpie, (illustrated) C. Barlow 20 The California Partridge— D. A. Cohen 22 The Mexican Raven (illustrated) — Otto J. Zahn. 24 Button's Vireo in Los Angeles, Cal., (illustrated) — Horace A. Gaylord....26 Bryant's Marsh Sparrow^ — M. L. Wicks, Jr 27 A Trip along the North Shore of Lake Superior — Frank S. Daggett 28 Editorial 30 Extracts from Fish and Game Laws of the State of California 31 WANTED, FOR SALE. AND EXCHANGE,. Charges— First Insertion, 35 words for 50 cents. Second Insertion : 25 cents. Extra Words, one cent per word, cash with order. Dealers can only use these columns at regular rates. Strictly first-class specimens will be accep.ed at one-half list rates in payment for exchange notices Every subscriber is entitled to one exchange note of 35 words. 'PC EXCHANGE— U. S. and Hawaiian stamps ■1 for British Colonies, in good condition. Scott's 54th as basis. Send me your sheets and receive mine. Have fine lot of Foreign Stamps for sale at 50 per cent off catalogue. Ref. Secy. Y. M. C. A. and Ed. of this journal. F. G. Purssord, R. 21 Y. M. C. A. Building. Los Angeles, Cal. \A7 OULD like to correspond with entomolo- "' gists who have butterflies or beetles to ex. Have about 35 varieties of California Lepodep- tra constantly on hand also California bird eggs in sets or singles for the above or for U. S. and foreign stamps. O. W. Howard, .___ Los Angeles, Cal. \\/ANTED— To bear from all those having »» old United Slates, Department and Brit- ish Colonies stamps. Must be in first-class con- dition. Will pay spot cash if prices are right. J. H. Humphreys. P. O. Box 807 Los Angeles, Cal. \A/ AN TED— A 24c. Treasury— prefer unused. ' ^ Have to exchange rare U. S. and foreign, or will pay cash. Write, stating condition and exchange desired. Edwin L. Viereck, 429 South Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. FOR SALE— DON'T READ THIS unless you want to buy some eggs at bed-rock prices. I have on hand between twenty and thirt}- va- rieties of So. California eggs in sets with original datas. Among others are Black Chin Hummers @ 40c.; Costas Hummer (((} 60.; and Annas @ 40. or the three above sets with nests sent prepaid, for only I1.30. Full list sent on application. O. W. Howard, Los Angeles, Cal. FOR 35 cents in unused postage stamps I will mail to any address post paid a fine moun- ted specimen of the Tarantula, Horned Toad, Scorpion or Centepede. For 50 cts. a Trap-door Spider and nest. \Vm. F. Winkler, 320 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. CINE CABINET SPECIMEN OF AZURITE ^ post paid from 25c to fi.oo. Queen Copper from |i.oo to I5.00. Fine clear specimens of Stalactics from 25c to I15.00. Will exchange any of the above specimens for old U. S. stamps. C. J. R. Carson, 544 South Main Street, Los Angeles, Cal. FOR EXCHANGE.— Eggs in sets, of this local- ity for those of others, many with nests. Desires correspondence from Colorado in regard to exchanging notes and specimens. Have also Butterflies to ex. A. I. McCormick, 92 Temple Blk. Los Angeles, Cal. WANTED — Parties having back numbers in good condition of the Yc^ung Oologist, Oologist, O. & O., Auk, or Nidiologist to dis- pose c>f, will please send list and lowest cash price to \\\ S. Cobleigh, 527 E. 28th St., Los Angeles, Cal. The Av EXCHANGES— Continued. FOR SALE— A fine collection of North Ameri- can bird skins, principally western species, at a great bargain, if taken as a whole. Write for particulars. L. Zellner, 1825 Oak St., Los Angeles, Cal. MY EXCHANGE notice in Sept. Avifauna, has paid me well. I have sold more goods from it than any other advertising I have had since on this coast- C. J. R. Carson, T^O EXCHANGE.— Sioux Indian Doll, Moccas- ^ ins. Purse all well beaded, Carnellian Paper weight (polished), Webbs Adding machine, for U. S. adhesive stamps only. Write first. F. E. EUis^ Santa Barbara, Cal WANTED— A first-class I25.00 Kodak. Will give in exchange rare California eggs in sets. Send description and ask for list. Ralph Arnold Pasadena, Cal. WANTED. — Reloading tools brass shells for twelve gage shot gun. and Taxidermist's instruments. Have to exchange first-class eggs in sets or singles frotn this locality. Write first telling what you have. A. I. McCormick, 92 Temple Blk, Los Angeles. The Wakeley's Novelty Works, Manu^rersif SOUVENIR GOODS. YuccR and Bin Tree Bark Pin (;ushi<)n« Napkin Kings. Vases, (^atseye Goods. Orange Placjiies. Pai)t*rCul- tfirs. Cnnes. Natural History Goi-ds. Stools. Wild Flower, Moss and Fern Books, PASADENA, ... uiitl ItKLT A I I J. . . . CALIFORNIA. Notice to all 2lover§ of rare Gacti ! Echinocadiis Polyancesteas, Opuntia ''Grizzly Bear,'" Golden Yellow-spitied Echinocadiis Lecontei. I have secured a fine lot of the above rare Cacti, particularly E. Polyancesteas, the finest of the species and the most difficult to obtain as it grows in almost unaccess- ible parts of the Mojave Desert. Its spurs are ivory white and reddish brown, com- pletely hiding the body of the plant. Make it without doubt the handsomest of all Echinocacti. %\ to $10 according to size. " Orizzly Bfn?;'^ a great curiosity, the plant being covered with long white hair similar to PUoreceus Senetis, .50 cts per plant. Yellow-Spirted Lecontei, a handsome species found by me in the Panimint Mountains during the Spring of the pre- sent year. $i.00 to *B 00 each. flosperocalix Vudiilafa.—l have a few bulbs to offer of this rare and beautiful Desert Day Lily. Flower pure white inside, silvery gray without. A plant eagerly sought after but difficult to obtain. Strong sound bulbs 50:i each. Address, J^ R K r>. pr . Fl OA\' A R T>. ■IFAUNA. ,,,,,,,.,. \ 0^ 0 Currier's Tanning Liquor f /. For TANNING SKINS ' ' ^ That are to be used for MATSorJROBES Price $1.00 per Bottle. SUFFICIENT TO TAN TWELVE FOX SKINS Full direction with each bottle. C J. R. CARSON, 544 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, Cal. ^re You Interested" ^ —IN— Southern California ? The Illustrated Monthly Magazine TUG LAND 01 SUNSHINE, Contains the Information You want concerning that Unique Section. DESCRIBES its Climatic, Agricultural, Commercial, Re- ligious, Social and Educational Advantages ILLUSTRATES its Scenery, F uits. Flowers, New Enter- prises, Famous Ruins, Etc. PRESENTS Short, Crisp. Interesting Stories by the best WriterH of the Southwest — all with a flavorof local coloring. IS EDITED by Chas. F. Lumis, the famous writer of Books and .Sf orios concerning the Southwest. IS RECOGNIZED by the Leading Newspapers, Weeklies and Periodicals of the United States. _ IS ENDORSED by the Local Press and Leading Organiza- tions of Southern California. CAN BE SECURED at all the leading newsdealers and Libraries of America, or from THE LflNb or 5UN5HINE F^P. C2. Incorporated. 501-3-3 STIMSON BLOCK, LOS ANGELES. CAL. Price lOc. a Copy. $1.00 per Year. THOS. SHOOTER & GO. 3^ TAXIDERMIST 9fc Skinns Tanned and flounted for Rugs. Specimens for Sale. Highest Price paid for Skins of Bear, Lion and Wild Cat with Head and Feet. LOS ANOELES, Cal. 113 Commercial Street, COLLECTORS! » You can't find a Cheaper place in U. S. to buy Stamps. My approval # Sheets are great: 40 per cent, on old and scarce U S., • and 50 per cent, on British Colonials is what I allow. Send for a trial. I must have references. (Mention this Paper) P o. Box 484. LOS ANQELES, CAL CHAS. M. HATFIELD, - South Pasadena, Cal. The Avifauna. Buu and Sell Posta§:e STAMPS GAME BIRDS AT HOME, ...Just Published... By THEODORE S. VAN DYKE. A volume depicting a large variety of Outdoor Delights with Quail, Woodcock,' the diflferent Grouses, Ducks, Salt Water birds, Etc., their homes and habits. i6mo.; decorated in inks and gold, gilt top $i-50 ^taigp? for i|ll Cla^^e? of dolktof?. The Still Hunter, $2.00 * Albums, Catalogues And All Kinds of Philatelic Supplies. The only analj'tical treatise on deer hunting, the hunting rifle and its use in the field. SHEETS FOR COliIiECTOHS Sent on Apppoval — SO pet* eent. to flet. Send for trial lot, but be sure and send references. W. A. H. CONNOR, Box 182. Los Angeles, Cat. Millionaires of a Day, $i .00 An inside History of the great California Boom. Sent, postage prepaid, upon receipt of price. Address, The avifauna, 544 South Main Street, Los Angeles, Cal. Rambler Bicycles ARE MADE IN A iZHRlETY OF PHTTERNS -Soiitl S^tamp Tor Ca.ta,lo«:«e- THOS. H. B. VARNEY, Coast Agent, 4i8T S. SI»R.IIVG ST. Vol. I, No. 2. Los Angeles, Cal^ October, i8g^. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. CALIFORNIA CONDOR. (From Collection of G. Frean Moecom.) i8 The Avifauna. CALIFORNIA Notes on California Condors. /^lyTHOUGH this bird is now compara- J^ tively rare, and as Dr. Brewer re- marks "The single species composing this ver>' distinct genus belongs to western North America and so far as known has the most restricted distribution of any large raptorial bird in the world. Virtually the skins and eggs are of extra- ordinirus divideration and \'alue to our orni- thologists and oologists. Of the skins Los Angeles has probably the largest number in proportion to population, of any city in America, no less than eight perfect speci- mens being found in our private collections. Likewise Los Angeles boasts of the possess- ion of two out of the three known eggs con- tained in all North American collections public or private. (The class of ornitholo- gists residing in the home of the Avifauna is therefor ob%'ious.) The illustration on page 17 is of a bird now in the collection of Mr. G. Frean Morcom. It was killed near Julian, San Diego Co., Cal. on June 2nd, 1888 and is an adult female, measuring 3 ft. 7 i-io inches length, 9 ft. 2 7-10 inches in extent, weight 21 pounds. The half Tone on this page is of a male bird shot April 21, 1895, by Mr. J. M, Henrj' with a 38 caliber revolver about seven miles northeast of Santa Monica, Cal. Its weight was 27 pounds, extent 9 ft. 8 inches. This Vulture* was perched on a rock at the time and was shot by Mr. H. from his VULTURE. Monnted by Thus. Schooter. horse while ascending the canyon. Not- withstanding these birds are generally quite wan,', the one in question showed no fear so that it was approached within about 30 feet before attempting to rise. The condor is variousl}- described as to size and weight. Prof. Ridgway gives the extent as 8)4 to nearly 11 feet, weight from 20 to 25 lbs. In the Nidiologist of Februar\^ Mr. Geo. F. Breninger of Santa Cruz, Cal., reports shooting an adult bird which measured 11 feet from tip to tip. One of the more noticable differences be- tween this species and the Condor of the Andes is the absence in this variety of the crest or comb found on its more tropical cousin. Our colored plate of the egg is a splendid reproduction of the specimen collected for Mr. Shields in April last, by Mr. O. W. Howard of this cit}'. It was obtained from a cave in the side of a lofty precipice in the San Louis Obispo mountains this state (see Nidiologist July 25, 1895.) It is so far as known one of the three authentic specimens now in the United States, two of these are now in Mr. Mor- com's collection, the other in the L^. S. National Museum. Thus far no one has been found who can confidently assert that anj' of the European Museums possess a specimen. The original of the colored plate is a per- fect prepaired egg measuring 4.42 x 2.65 inches. Its companion in Mr. Morcom' s The Avifauna. 19 collection, we understand was recently pur- chased by him from Mr. H. R. Taylor. Its measurments are 4.40 x 2.60 inches. The eggs are verj' similar, the first mentioned being a shade darker and the pits are some- what coarser and deeper. W. H. Hoffman. A Double Nest Tt has not been my good fortune to find ^ man}' double nests, but the one which I mention is a very extraordinar>' find. In May 1893 as I was out collecting in a grove of eucalyptus trees, my attention was at- tracted by a scolding above my head in a tall tree, and looking up I soon discovered a pair of Bullock Orioles hopping around in the small branches of a large limb and was not long in finding a nest about 50 feet up. I climbed to it and found five young birds about a week old. In the following year about the same time I was going through the same grove and remembering my last year's nest I looked up and instead of one nest I saw two. A new one had been built about four inches above the old one. I climbed to it imme- diately as I expected to find a set of eggs, but both nests were empty. I visited the nests again and again, but with no better results, so at last I cut both nests down. I think by this and other incidents I have noticed that the Bullock Oriole inhabits the .same localit}" year after year. Lee Chambers. What others say of us. The Avifauna. The Avifauna, a magazine devoted to the in- terests of oology add ornithology, is edited and published by W. H. Hoffman, of this city. The initial number, just received, is bright and can- not but prove interesting to those loving the study of birds and their eggs and nests. The contents, among other good things, embrace ar- ticles on Owls of Pasadena and Vicinity, by Mr, Horace Gay lord: The Valley Partridge, by Mr, A. M. Shields: The Blue Jay, by E. W. Currier: The Red-breasted Sapsucker, by Joseph Grinnell, and the Nesting of the Louisiana Tanager, by Ralph Arnold. The illustrations are many and good. — L. A. Herald. A well-printed, highly edited monthly maga- zine called the Avifauna, devoted to oology and ornithology, has been issued by W. H. Hoff- man at 544 South Main street. The new jour- nal takes a peculiar field all its own, and prom- ises to be an instructive and exceedingly inter- esting journal of extensive circulation. The first number is replete with good illustrations. — L. A. Record. The Avifauna starts out better than any journal of its class which I have seen. M. L. Wicks, Jr. L,os Angeles, Cal. 20 The Avifauna, The Yellow-Billed Magpie. Pica nuttalli. It was not until early this spring that I had the pleasure of forming the acquain- tance of the Yellow-billed Magpie {Pica nuttalli) though I had heard much con- cerning its nesting habits from brother col- lectors, March 31st dawned a beautifully clear day at Sargent's in the lower part of Santa Clara county where I had gone the evening before to spend a day with our feathered friends. Arising early I was ance in their striking black and white plumage. Soon a few others joined them and the colony was depopulated, the birds not returning while I remained, though they could be heard now and then in the distance. Walking under one of the trees I beheld my first Magpie's nest; not so won- derful an object as I expected it might be. The nest, outwardly presenting the appear- ance of large masses of sticks, were situated in the highest forks of the trees, averaging 30 feet in height. It was in general some- what earley for eggs, one nest contained but one fresh e^g, another a set of five eggs and r YELLOW-BILLED MAGrPlE. {Fim nuttalli) From the collection of (,'. Barlow. greeted with the industrious tapping of a Woodpecker near at hand and the ringing notes of Parkman's Wren, and the hills everywhere carpeted with green, invited a stroll. After a pleasant tramp I approached a knoll covered with Hve-oaks in which I suspected several pairs of Magpies had their abodes from an occasional "caw" which emenated from out the foliage. As I drew nearer several of the birds flitted lightly from the tree-tops and soared away, rising to quite a height and decidedly beyond gun range. They presented a pleasing appear- a third seven eggs in which incubation was advanced. This latter nest was by far the best specimen I examined. It was about two feet high and one foot in diameter at its thickest part and composed outwardly, of dried oak tw4gs of various sizes. The en- trance was near the center and the inside plastered with mud and lined with fine root- lets and horse hair. The top of this nest was latticed, yet securely put together, and the eggs were easily discernible from the outside. Near by a nest was observed 30 feet up The Avifauna. 21 in a white oak which held six young ap- parently just hatched. The parent birds did not make their appearanc at all, though several adult birds were seen feeding on a bog a short distance away. Three weeks later I visited this nest with the intention of placing two of the young birds in mj' col- lection. The tree was duly climbed but the birds had flown and I was about to decend when a glance into the tree top brought to view the young Magpies sitting contentedly in a group. They had not made a sound or movement which I could detect while I was climbing about in the tree. Cautiously advancing upon the group I made an attempt to catch one but the}- were all on the alert and fluttered out of reach. After several unsuccessful attempts I resorted to a small charge of dust shot and secured two inter- esting specimens. The}- are precisely the same in plumage as the adult birds, though not as bright and with scarcely any tail feathers. The small colony on the hill was again visited but aside from a few fresh eggs and one nest containing young (which had been overlooked on the previous visit) there was nothing interesting to note. Two of the old nests had been taken possession of by Desert Sparrow Hawks and a beautiful set of five eggs was collected. April yth was billed for a trip to a well- known colony of Magpies so the writer and friend were out on the road before day-break, one riding a horse and the other propelling his " silent steed." The oft-told beauty of a California sunrise was witnessed as we journeyed along the tortuous road amid the hills. Finally we travelled up a creek well wooded with sjxamores, in which we were informed Magpies were nesting. Unfortun- ately, as it afterwards proved, we had taken the wrong trail and after walking for several hours over the hills beneath the scorching sun, a number of nests were found in the sycamores bordering a small stream. Most of them were inaccessible, being placed far out on some small limb of the tree at a con- siderable height. A few were climbed to but all were empt}', having been recently lined. One nest held five eggs but was just out of reach on a small limb. The Magpies could be heard in the scrub oaks on the hill- side and a few were observed hopping about on a marshy spot. They seem to feed largely upon worms and grubs, though I am told that they are incessant nest-robbers and do not despise young birds for food either. As the afternoon crept on it dawned upon us that we had missed the rookery for which we were searching and threading our way out to the road once more, we followed it for perhaps half a mile when we came upon the much-sought colony. The white-oaks in the field held each from one nest upward, though many were old structures. Our earlier efforts had told upon us and after facing several of the climbs and being en- couraged onl}' with empty nests we retired. Thus it was that through one little mistake we missed an interesting day, but experience, while often severe, is nevertheless a profit- able teacher. Future trips may prove pleas- anter, though we must confess that our spirits were consoled b}' the satisfaction that we had robbed no poor bird of her treasures ! The accompanying illustration is from a photograph of a mounted Yellow-billed Mag- pie in mj' collection, the work of Mr. R. H. Beck, who has succeeded admirably in giv- ing it a natural and pleasing position. C. Bari^ow. Santa Clara, Cal. The Sept. Avifauna presents a very neat ap- pearance and shows up well. It would seem that there is a good field for it and you have my best wishes for its success. C. Barlow, Santa Clara, Cal. Copy of Avifauna received. Am pleased with its originality. Find amount for subscrip- tion. Actions speak louder than words. \V. S. CoBLEiGH, Los Angeles, Cal. Enclosed please find one dollar bill for one years subscription to Avifauna. She is simply immense and I am more than pleased with it. Success and long life. LEE Chambers, Santa Monica, Cal. 22 The Avifauna. The California Partridge. /^N abundant resident of Alameda County, J^ California, and formeily included the Valley Partridge whose habitat is given in Mr. A. M. Shield's article in the September number of this Magazine. The two terms : Valley Partridge and Cali- fornia Partridge of the Ornithologist are not correctly recognized by the sportsman who knows the partridges, or quail, as he calls them, as two varieties in this State, viz. : the Mountain Partridge and the Valley Partridge. The former term embraces the Mountain Partridge and its subspecies, the Plumed and the San Pedro Partridges, while the latter is the California and the Valley Partri(Iges, that look alike to him. In this locality the California Partridge is mated by the latter part of March, and eggs may be found early in April, but most are laid in May. Eggs under the process of incubation are occasionally found in August and I once discovered a bird on a nest of eggs in September. These were probably second sets, the first having most likely been destroyed. This Partridge has as many if not more enemies than any other ground nesting bird. The collector and the ubiquitous small boy do not cut any figure compared to haycutting and wild animals. The scythe and the mov- ing machines either kill the birds that are very close si:ters, or, change the aspect of the surroundings so that the birds will desert their half incubated eggs. I have seen the first sets destroyed by cutting the hay and the second sets, which were laid in the hay- cocks were scattered and ruined when the hay was hauled. Strange to say, not a single Partridge nest was noticed this year in a thirty-acre hay field on my home, in which field there were annually many nests. This bird prefers to nest in clearings and on farms where it hopes to escape wild ani- mals, but, cats kill a large number of the set- ting hens, as is indicated by a few of the eggs being found broken among the tangled grass and bunches of feathers. Another casualty was noticed this year when a cow trampled fourteen eggs that were almost hatched. There were this spring at least one hundred pairs of partridges on my home and I found five nests of eggs within a radius of 95 to 1 10 feet. As written for the Nidiologist, it is a com- mon occurrence to find this bird nesting in elevated places, such as tops of vine-clad sheds and fences and in crotches and hollows of trees thickly covered with vines. One nest noted was eighteen inches from the ground, in a vine-covered cavity of a live oak. and another was fully twenty feet from the ground in a hollow crotch of a similar tree and well concealed by ivy. The latter hollow was lined with a large quantity of grass that had been cut from the lawn below by the gardener and had been carried to the nest, without a doubt, by the birds themselves, and goes to demonstrate the inventive genius of birds that are not ne'^t builders exept in cases of sheer necessity. In several instances I have found eggs <^)f this partridge in abandoi^.ed California and Spurred Towhees' nests in trees and in vines, from six to twelve feet from the ground, and took this year in one nest Spurred Townee, ^ and California Part- ridge, i-iS and a set of " Gallina Domes- tica " close by ; in a clump of poison oak and wild blackberry vines partridge eggs are sometimes found in chicken and turkey nests in the brush and in the fields. Clumps of prickly thistles are favorite nest- ing resorts, as the sharp spines defy cats and other small animals, and horses and cattle avoid tramping on them. In 1 886 I was cutting out a large, circular clump of these thistles, and was working around the edge, making the clump smaller and smaller until only a small bunch re- mained. My hoe struck out once more and I was startled by a sharp whirr and saw a partridge disappear, and a lot of little oiu s just hatched scrambling under protecting leaves. I imitated the low chuckle of the The Avifauna. 23 mother, and, one by one the confiding little birds ran toward me, and in about five minutes I had them all in my hat — about fourteen I believe, and some were so recent from the shell that their down was still moist, and one egg in the nest was just hatching. The mother was not to be seen, so I put them all out on the ground and they immed- iately scrambled for cover, while I departed to allow her to return and collect her little treasures. These partridges can be raised successfully from eggs set under domestic hens, but their wild instinct leads them away forever at ap- proach of the mating season. Eleven to fifteen eggs seems to be the average number in a set, and, in sets of twenty or more, the markings, color, shape and size strongly indicate the product of two or more females. Under the laws of Nature it is not reasonable that one bird would lay, say, twenty-five eggs, because those first laid would be stale by the time incubation was started. I have observed as many as five eggs deposited in one day in a single nest, but the number will vary greatly from day to day. There is a wide difference in markings, color, size and shape of the eggs, especially in the ground color and markings. The eggs are of various shades of cream color, more or less blotched, spotted and dotted with old- gold and chestnut-brown, the latter color often approaching black. One egg of a set of twelve was buff, unspotted, like the egg of the Ruffled Grouse. Five eggs of a set of seventeen were light buff with rough shell granulations, so minutely and faintly dotted as to give them a queer appearance. Oc- casionally an almost pure white egg is found among a set. but more often dropped and deposited at random along road sides and in fields, or wherever the bird may be when torced to get rid of the egg ; biit these eggs lack the smooth, shiny surface. My largest find was one bird incubating thirty- eight eggs, piled in layers, one on top of the other, and in such a case, where the "set" was made by more than one bird^ only one pair assumes ownership at and after incu'-ation is begun, although an occasional egg may be deposited under the setting bird and the others seek new nesting sites for their second sets. Both parents are engaged in rearing the brood, and the oldest flocks become gregar" ious about September, remaining in flocks of ten to fifty or more until they pair off next spring. A few years ago there was a band of these partridges, at least one thousand, that daily entered the ground** of Mills' Seminary, situ- ated in the foothills back of Alameda, to be fed. Flocks could be seen at feeding time running over the lawns and walks, some of them almost as tame as chickens Hunters on the outskirts played havoc with this band ; it was no uncommon sight to see wounded birds limping about the grounds — and of late vears the gentleman whose pride was his flock of partridges has passed away an