A Pair of Quail

Lord Lilford wrote: 'I must confess that in my younger days I have eagerly pursued and shot many Quail on their spring passage, but I repent of this, as every bird killed at that time of year entails the loss of a bevy and, in my opinion, thay are hardly worth the trouble of cooking. The males are proverbially pugnacious, hot-blooded and amorous to a very extraordinary degree.'