Patelka 1946 55 Cyrtonyx montezumae Oct. 16 El Batel, 70 km. NE Mazatlan, 5100 ft., Sinaloa A family of quail exploded a few feet in front of me in an open, grassy pine woodland area on a high point just south of the road pass. They scattered so suddenly that I could be sure of seeing only 3 or 4 young at once besides the adults. The male began to flop around and call as he flew away behind me; then I squealed and as he approached, I collected him. None of the remaining individuals was flushed again, although I walked over the area back and forth in cross-cross fashion. The crop of the male contained a small polygid-like snail about 1/4 inch in diameter, and a small mass of "corne" and roots. The corne are of a kind Leopold has found repeatedly in the crops of these quail in various parts of Mexico. The young quail appeared to be better than half grown. Oct. 18 A pair was flushed from a small grassy spot on the west side of the ridge above camp.