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ing to it and taking up Small fragments of Buiscuits 

 thrown from our Boat — I finished my Gracula Barita 

 but not the drawing; the rocking of the Boat quite 

 disagreable — took a Long Walk towards Evening, saw 

 Many Warblers particularly the Maryland Tellow 

 throat. Shot an Hermit Thrush; paid a Visit to a Cot- 

 tager a French Creole, handsome Children who were 

 all afraid of me — the Lady remarkably handsome their 

 Little Garden was adorned with a few orange Trees 

 some fine Lettuces filled the Borders; Gren Peas nearly 

 in bloom, Artichaux, reminding me of the Happy days 

 spent in France — bought some delightfull radishes, 

 and Enquired of Birds of Course; One League distant 

 is a fine Lake, now the rendez vous of Ducks, Geese, 

 &<= but could not obtain Valuable remarks — the tran- 

 sient Cool Weather as rendered the Mocking Birds so 

 gentle that they Scarcely would move out of the Way — 

 at Night I drew the Outline of the Tern I had shot 

 and ransacked Turton's but all without effect. Yet I 

 do not Consider this as a New Speci[men], untill 

 I See Willson's 9*^ Volume — the Gracule Male I draw 

 Measured in Breadth 22 Inches — Tongue bifid — and I 

 found to day that the Carrying Straws up in the Trees 

 was simply to pick the rice contained in the heads — 

 I saw this day thousands of them — particularly found 

 of Catle pens, alighting close to them and hunting in 

 the fresh Dung in the manner of the Uropean Starling 



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