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and chicken plover. There are, too, the highly prized 

 Esquimaux curlew or dough-bird, the sickle-billed 

 curlew, and the godwits. 



The Cape district of Massachusetts is annually vis- 

 ited by a great number of sportsmen. Starting at 

 Bourne, the sportsman will find fair quail shooting and 

 some ruffed grouse. At Monument Beach, near by, 

 wild fowl shooting may be found in its season, and 

 some upland shooting. At Pocasset and Wenaumet 

 good wild fowl shooting may be found. Bassett's 

 island, Scraggy Neck, and vicinity are generally good 

 grounds. At Katomet good wild fowl shooting may 

 be found, and some quail shooting. There is also black 

 duck shooting to be found in the ponds in the town, 

 and shoal-water duck may also be found in early 

 autumn. 



At North and West Falmouth there is upland shoot- 

 ing, and shore-bird shooting in the season at Falmouth. 

 There is wild fowl shooting on Long pond. Acushnet 

 and Jones's ponds are said to be good for duck shoot- 

 ing. There is some upland shooting near by. Accom- 

 modations may be had at Joe Fish's, postoffice address, 

 Tea Ticket. There is good wild fowl shooting at 

 Waquoit; also fair upland shooting near this place. 

 At Marshpee there are a number of deer, but at pres- 

 ent the law forbids killing them. There is bird shoot- 

 ing at this point. Sportsmen can find accommoda- 

 tions at Edward Jones's, postoffice address, Mashpee. 

 There is a little village called Santuit which is on Con- 

 tuit bay, and in the Vineyard sound, where there is a 

 variety of shooting to be obtained, consisting of upland 

 and marsh shooting. Wild fowl, fox, coon, rabbit, 



