"Quail Shooting. Brachyotus Cassini Attack, and Lin duck decoy" Nejta Scandinica in confinement Nov. 30 Clear and rather cold. Set off with Eustis at 8.30 A.M. and drove up to Shade St., where I got my horse put up in a farm. Hunted all day for game but up to 3 P.M. Started nothing excepting a pair of very wild grouse. About that time Eustis stumbled upon a bevy of about 15 quail which had collected into a my for the night as witnessed by the marks of their bodies in the snow. We chased them about for some time but found them so exceedingly wild that we got but few good shots. I killed 2 of them (E. fired at one and my probably did the killing) and a grouse. Lawrence was very wild in his ranging but pointed shortly, very bird as usual. Saw one Coloptes and lots of jays. Mr. Joyer told me the other day that while lying in his booth at night watching for black ducks a Brachyotus Cassini made a dash for his lin duck decoy when he shot it. He says he has had this happen several times. While down in Dock St. Boston I went up to see them his N. nivea which were kept in a loft. They sat on the floor in rather a crouching attitude. Walked with comparative ease & very rapidly took long sliding steps; uttered a sort of twittering noise when approached but not more rarely a loud "brong" almost like the snort of a startled horse. The three about the room revolving with dangling legs hanging down. Specimens of this bird have nearly stopped coming into town.