Wells to Ely to Lehman Caves Elko to White Pine Co. Sept. 17, 1934. few miles before we had seen five, chasing them around till Finisdale got one. This larger flock was feeding alongside the road. We stopped and they worked over toward the sagebrush. They being so similarly colored as the ground we could not see them so missed an opportunity for a shot. The flock split, most of the birds still keeping to the brush. I followed one group for 1/2 mile. They landed once but I couldn't get near them. Finally they headed off over to the junipers some distance away. I returned to the absolutely bare areas and soon found a small bunch feeding out in the open. They must have been picking up seeds within the bare dirt. I approached very slowly with gun raised. The flock kept moving along. When within gunshot I fired falling two. I repeated the same procedure across the road with another group firing into the flock. This time but one fell. However another bird returned solicitously and was killed within a few feet of of the other bird. After we joined the highway from Wonderer it seemed the