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. 
