Bobwhite quail are one of America's favorite game birds. Because 
quail hunting can bring in valuable income, landowners and game 
managers value these birds and encourage them wherever the 
habitat is suitable.

    Although biologists have studied bobwhites since the 1920s and 
have amassed an awesome base of information about this species, 
their knowledge has not been made widely available to landowners, 
hunters, and other lay readers.

    Fred S. Guthery, one of the leading experts on bobwhite quail in 
the Southwest and southern Midwest, provides a wealth of useful 
and interesting information in this volume. He offers experiences 
and perspectives based on published research, along with a review 
of his well-known writings and insights from fifteen years of 
observation.

    Guthery has concentrated most of his work on the Southwest, 
but this book provides information about all the areas that 
bobwhites inhabit and also includes information on the related 
species, Gambel's quail. Because the biology of quail and the 
principles of their management are very general, the information 
presented in this book will have application everywhere bobwhites 
are known.

    Wildlife managers, landowners, hunters, and anyone else 
interested in ensuring that quail thrive on their property will find 
this an accessible and valuable contribution by a leader in the field.

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FRED S. GUTHERY is professor and holder of the Bollenbach 
Chair in the Department of Forestry, Oklahoma State University, 
Stillwater.


Number Twenty-seven: W. L. Moody Jr., Natural History Series


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