Aeg. linaria [Aegiothus linaria], Chry. pinus [Chrysomitris pinus]
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] Porzana Noveboracensis Picus villosus
1875
(Nov 5.) [November 5, 1875] them I put in two squib charges and
snapped at several birds within short
range but of course without success.
Finally marking two quail down
into a maple swamp we followed
and [delete]had[/delete] starting one were looking 
for the other when I stepped right
into the middle of a fresh bevy
of about a dozen birds which gave
me a fine chance as they rose
but against which my "squibs"
were of course useless. We punted
for the birds but a short distance
when Charles appeared with the
carryall and we returned to the 
house in time for dinner. With
old Dart and plenty of shells
I could easily have bagged 15
quail: such chances always come
when least expected. I took
only 4 small birds 2 Parus atri [Parus atricapillus]
1 Junco and a [female] Sitta Carolinensis.
Saw a few Chry. Pinus [Chrysomitris pinus] and
members of C. tristis [Chrysomitris tristis]. Stone shot a
very fine T. Pallasii [Turdus pallasii]. Two Aeg.
linaria [Aegiothus linaria], were shot by Arthur
Smith in Brookline Oct. 31st [October 31, 1875]
Melvin started 6 woodcock at
Concord on the 1st [November 1, 1875] and
the same number the next day.
Two fine Porzana Noveboracensis were
killed at Wakefield by Goodale during
the past month. Picus villosus in our yard.
W. B. [William Brewster] quail 4 this morning
W. Stone [William Stone] [quail] 1