Middlesex Co., Mass. 30 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1844 Oct. 30 before this time I was fortunate enough to see one. It sat erect like all the owls and looked much larger than it in reality was indeed I at first mistook it for Scops asio, its flight was slow flickering and apparently feeble still in within instance did it go more than 20 yds. Upon dissection I found its body cased in fat. The stomach contained the remains of a large mouse I think Arvicola. Here are also flushed a bury of about 15 quail with C's dog found but they took to such bad corn that we gave them up without bagging a bird though C. find six shots, I two. While eating lunch a very brown Colluris brealis lit on an apple tin near us and I fired at it without success. During the afternoon we hunted hard without any finds until just at dusk when Shot came to a fine point on a woodcock Capt. backing him a short distance off. Calling C. up the bird a very large one rose and gave it three barrels we distinctly saw it fall in some alder within 25 yds of where we stood, Upon putting in the dogs they could find nothing best after usual minutes each Shot commenced roading a strong scent which he followed 80 yds or more out into a meadow. Keeping well up with him I was much surprised to see the bird run as strong