MIDDLESEX Co., Mass. 39 1874. Nov. 14 my head. Saw two Grouse, Am. at least a dozen Pass'd chicka, and on the sound bank in "Cambridge Neck" a flock of about a dozen Eremophila cornuta. The day was a most lovely one for though cold there was scarcely any wind. Got back to the house by 1 P.M. Nov. 18 Rain'd hard last night the first time for many days. Indeed this section of the country is now suffering from a great drought. Cloud off finely at noon & the afternoon was warm and mild. Had dinner at 12.30 and started off at 1 with Bassettors. Put up the horn on Mill St. and started in on Climates brook above the mill pond. Spent the whole afternoon in the corn above the pond when we started 4 grouse & a day of about 10 quail. I shot 2 grouse in 4 shots and a quail in 7 shots having very hard luck. The grouse lay like Woodcock and Shot got hardly points on all but one bird. I accounted for this unusually good behavior on their part by the fact that the hairs and underbrush was softened by last nights rain and therefore less noise was furnished by us in passing them and through them. B. killed nothing though he find a number of turkeys (Wheat Tree, hymalis and Pender) Wheats W.B. grouse 2 quail 1