Quail shooting
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
Pinicola enucleator
1875.
Dec. 9 [December 9, 1875] Snow fell last night to the depth of about
1 inch. Cloudy all day with occasional
snow squalls. Had my horse harnessed
directly after breakfast and starting off
alone drove up to Chenery's where I
put up the horse. Beating first the
line of swamps behind his barn I
came across the track of a grouse in
the snow, and following it down
into the densest part of the swamp
flushed the bird, a fine cock, and shot
him dead as he was disappearing among
the bushes. He had been out feeding in 
the low thickets adjoining the swamp
and dissection revealed a crop full of
wild rose and buck thorn berries. Saw
also here about 20 Pinicola 
enucleator, all im. [immature] and at other places
during the day as many more perhaps
Goodale has had two adlts. [adults] sent in.
From here struck across to the [delete]Belmont[/delete]
Flitcher run [delete]where[/delete] near where I struck
the fresh tracks of a bevy of 8 quail, and
following them for some distance along
a wall Shot finally came up with and
pointed the bevy on the very summit
of a little rock knoll. Stepping in
ahead of him the birds got up with
a grand rush. Catching two as they
crossed in their flight, I dropped both
with my first barrel, and with the
second knocked over a fine old cock
which was making off to the left. Following
the remaining five I [delete]killed[/delete] shot two of them
breaking their wings & bringing them home alive, &
left the run [?again], 3 birds for breeders. Bag W.B. [William Brewster] grouse 1 - quail 5 - in 7 shots.