W.J. Francis 1963. 212. California Quail Aug. 28. 14.L.M.R., Monterey County. 0835 - 1 ad. ♂. 0845 - 17 immatures (some adults included) near road, and a covey of about 30 up the hill about 100 yards. 0850 - 1 ad ♂ - sentinel position. 19 plus 9 young flew into the gully. 0855 - 1 ad. ♀ (0850) flushed with about 30, mostly immatures, into oak trees. 0900 - 25 full-grown or nearly so. 0925 - 2 birds near guzzler #3. Summary of quail seen in this morning, Staeratura: 149 birds, largely immatures, in 6 coveys of 17 to 30 each. 2 lone adult ♂ 53 birds in family (or com- bined 2-family) groups, only 6 of these identified as adults. Of the young, 19 were classed as ½ grown (late July hatch), 4 as ¾ grown, and 23 too large to classify clearly separate from adults by size. The birds in coveys were not separable by eye into age classes in the numbers encountered.