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Surprised if I never Was to reach it — the further re- 

 moved, the Stronger My anxiety to see My familly 

 again presses on My Mind — and Nothing but the 

 astonishing desire I have of Compleating my work 

 Keeps My Spirits at par — 



saw a few Fish Crows; a Marsh Hawk — a Red 

 Shouldered Hawk, one the Boatman Killed a Barred 

 Owl, this and the Winter Falcon Much Lighter Col- 

 ored than usual — 



Several Steam Boats passed us going up & down 

 Length of the Tern 13 Inches — to the end of the tail — 

 Wings extending 2 Inches beyond, tail 12 feathers — 

 tongue Longue Slender and bifid. Mouth orange 

 Color — Breadth 2:71/12 — Eye dark brown — Legs & 

 feet red Orange — 



Sunday January 7*1^ 1821 



at New Orleans at Last — We arrived here about 

 8 o'clock this Morning; hundreds of Fish Crows hover- 

 ing near the shipping and dashing down to the Watter 

 Like Gulls for food — uttering a cry very much like 

 the young of the Common crow when they first Leave 

 the Nests — I saw M'^ Prentice, who directed me to the 

 House of Mess'^'^ Gordon & Grant where he told me N. 

 Berthoud Was; I saw him and was Introduced to M"" 

 Gordon of whom I shall have opportunity of speaking 

 probably frequently hereafter and the British Consul 



— Ill 



