48 MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1874. Dec.3 bird in the berry swaping, I also started two grouse and bagged one of them. Were in the field only two hours and a half and had a most Pleasant time. W. B. 5 (-1/2) quail 1 grouse, C. J. M. 8 + 3 quail. Dec.5 Alternately cloudy and clear. Very cold but with scarcely any wind. From early and had a light breakfast at 6. Got off a little before 7 with R. Nesbitt and drove up to Mr. Stearns in Walham where we put up the horse for the day. Began on beat to the Westward of Shermans pond then inclining to the N. hunted up around the Medon Parker place and down through a succession of runs to Stearns. Had a most glorious days sport for though our bags was moderate we started lots of birds & the dogs worked well, the main requisition for a good time. Found in all three small bodies of quail, and 17 grouse, The latter was nearly all found in the buns and in the majority cases lay nearly as well as quail so that with "Shots" steady working I fine now do get a number of shots for Steady points. Old Major (N's Setter) also worked finely and is a noble looking dog in the field. We both shot rather poorly especially at the grouse. In one place N. got five consecutive points on grouse in one little open made where the birds lay close among the twines. The quail had evidently been hunted to great deal and flew farther than I dur