The California Quail

"The avowed objective of the author of this book was "to assemble in one set of covers all that is known to date about the ecology, natural history, and management of the species." To the best of my knowledge, he has succeeded. . . . The book is highly readable, well organized, and will be of interest and value to laymen and professional wildlife managers alike." * Journal of Wildlife Management * "Very readable . . . an intensive, comprehensive review of the life history, population ecology, and management of this species that is clearly understandable to the ornithologist, game manager, and knowledgeable layman." * Journal of the West * "The combination of such an evocative species and an experienced wildlife biologist, like Starker Leopold, holds much promise, and the reader is not likely to be disappointed. This book is an outstanding example of a readable, yet scholarly and factual, life history account that will be of interest to not only professional ornithologists and wildlife managers, but also to amateur naturalists." * The Auk * "More than a single-species book; it is practical field ecology with multiple lessons for anyone interested in land and wildlife." * Ecology * "This will be the definitive work on this game species and its management." * Pacific Discovery * "Hopefully, this book will spark considerable interest among land managers throughout the range of the California Quail, and prompt them to set aside habitat for this species. The lessons provided in this book also have applicability throughout North America and beyond; one can substitute any species for the quail and apply the same principles expounded here equally well. The second section of the book will appeal to ornithologists in general in its summation of the salient data on the biology of this bird. The many, as yet unanswered, questions about "the natural controls over population numbers in this fascinating species" should stimulate us to further research efforts," * Wilson Bulletin *