Lead poisoning in a northern bobwhite in Georgia

A northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) was observed with partial paralys is on 3 March 1997 and found dead on 8 March 1997 on Di-Lane Plantation Wil dlife Management Area (Burke County, Georgia, USA). The juvenile male was n ecropsied by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (Athens, G eorgia) and diagnosed with lead toxicosis. The bobwhite had liver tissue le ad levels of 399 parts per million wet weight curd two worn 1-mm diameter l ead shut pellets were found in the gizzard.