AUDUBON JOURNAL 



I have seen since on the Mississippi, a few Crows some 

 Winter Wren, some Eagles W. H'^ — it is very Seldom 

 that brown Eagles are seen; — the others are now court- 

 ing seeing them every day chasing off the Batchelors — 



I doubt not that the Migrations of the Autumnal 

 Warblers is the latest of all that Genus — 



I was taken off Suddenly a few Minutes ago to take 

 a Cat Fish of our Line. I had some trouble for a few 

 minutes but having drowned him put my Left hand 

 in his Geels and hauled it in the Skiff — it weighed 

 64j'*» and Looked fat — Killed it by stabbing it about 

 the Center of its head, this was so Effectual that in a 

 few Second it was quite Motionless — 



I would be Inclined that, from Shape, Size, Color & 

 Habits so diferent to that of the Cat Fish Caught in 

 the River Ohio the present one is a diferent Species. 



Tuesday December 5th 1820 



Skinning the Cat Fish was the first Job this morn- 

 ing — this was done by cutting through the Skin 

 (which is very Tough) in Narrow Long Strips and 

 tearing those off with a Strong Pair of Pincers — 

 While at this saw Several hundred of those Black 

 Birds yet unknown to me that I denominate Black 

 Pelicans flying South forming a very obtuse Angle, 

 without uttering any Noise — have some Hopes there- 

 fore to see some of them on the Watters of Red River 



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