358 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 



a country where all the quail take to their heels and 

 run like race-horses, it alone, when it pitches down, 

 lies hard, and will let the dogs get up close to it before 

 flushing. We do not understand that the birds are 

 particularly hard to hit. Though they fly swiftly, the 

 shooting is usually open, and only reasonable quickness 

 is required to hit the bird. 



