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Range (Florida except the northern)

Florida, except the northern border of the State.

A common bird throughout the pine-grown portions of the Florida peninsula. It is especially numerous on old plantations, where it frequents patches of "cow peas." It resembles the northern Bob-white in habits, but is, I think, more inclined to take to the trees when flushed. I have seen a whole covey fly up into the lofty pine trees, where, squatting close to the limbs, they became almost invisible. They begin to pair early in March.

The EUROPEAN OF MIGRATORY QUAIL (Coturnix coturnix) has been introduced into this country on several occasions, but does not appear to have survived. 298. Dendragapus canadensis (Linn.). CANADA GROUSE; SPRUCE