think at times more rapid than any bird I am acquainte with and their habit of sailing I twisting about passing through the woods makes them very hard to hit. Took also two S. Phil. (one adult & three Pins villosus and an adult 2 Ostrav Can). The latter I flashed from a clump of raspberry bushes on the open pasture. Pursual rods from the woods which were had wood growth; quite an unseer haunt for this bird. She flew with a magnificent burst and hurled off for the woods in fine style. Then find a dust spired at her on way i but her fairly but the small shot had little effect on her & I was obliged to follow her into the woods when I shot her through the head as she sat on a log. Probably educated & in a good shooting country I think this species would make a fine game bird. Aug 21 D.M char i hit, P.M. going. Started up the hill after brook Taking my forks gun. Shot all the Forenoon for game & shot three pigeons; two of them