W.N. Francis 1963 California Quail March 27. McMillan Ranch, San Luis Obispo Co. Of pair bonds is essentially complete in this covey. However, no antagonistic behavior was noted; of the single birds joining the covey, as far as I could determine, the great majority were females, which would explain lack of antagonism in males. March 28. McMillan Ranch, San Luis Obispo County, at 0525 heard calls from roosting quail in artificial roosts. A few birds were seen on the ground (from bedroom window), and in a few minutes birds began to fly steadily down from roosts to the ground. Almost all were single, made a straight slanting flight to open ground and then ran rapidly to the cover of brush patches. Most of the birds seemed to be down by 0547, but 3 were seen to fly back up into the roost. Assembly Calls continued beyond this time. On the ground, in apparent response to the wet windy weather, most of the birds congregated in groups under and around individual thick shrubs. Further movements of birds were usually in pairs. 0615. One pair observed copulating- a second male walked up behind the