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Grakles, Sparows Goldfinches, doves, Golden Wing 

 Woodpeckers, One Red headed one. Many, Carolina 

 & Winter Wrens — Sparrow Hawks, and a Large one 

 unknown, on our return to the boat we Started with 

 Hopes that We could make some headway — but were 

 forced to about a Mile below the Church — I paid my 

 Respects to the Pastor, to make some Inquiries re- 

 specting M"" Lecorgne, George Crogham, and the country; 

 but I found only a tall thin dirty Creole who could not 

 say much besides the prayer for the prosperity of the 

 Brick Church now erecting — from this pennsionary of 

 Bigots I went to a School House; there I had the 

 pleasure of meeting an Old, Polite, and well In- 

 structed French Gentleman in charge of about a 

 dozen of Pupils of Both Sexes — he told me that George 

 Crogham resided about 3 Miles from this Place across 

 the Mississipi, that he was not acquainted with Le- 

 corgne's name — that this Country was a fine field for 

 my Wishes; [he] walked to the Boats, examined at- 

 tentively My Drawings and told Me that having Left 

 Europe and the World of Talents for so many Years 

 such a Sight was very gratifying — We hunted again 

 and Saw more of the Cuckoos these [by] this time I 

 saw on the Ground and Knew them at once for some 

 of the same Birds I had Shot my preceeding Voyage 

 and had taken for Boat Tailed Grakles — I Killed 3, 

 Two femelles and one Male and had the pleasure of 

 examinng their Manners very Closely — their Voice is 



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