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the flocks o^ Blackbirds taking the Species En Masse, 

 feel the air, they pass Southwest constantly; forming a 

 Line Like disbanded Soldiers all anxious to reach the 

 point of destination each hurring to pass the compan- 

 ion before him — 



Doves are plenty, the Cardinal Gros Beaks very 

 numerous and all Species of Sparrow inabiting the 

 Interior are here — I remark'* great Many Brown 

 Larks busy feeding on the Drift Wood that feels Many 

 Eddys — 



I drew both My Birds, the first on a plant in full 

 bloom that I plucked Near the Boat — saw about 50 

 Mocking Birds some of them extremely Gentle, and 

 holding their tail Leaning back allmost over their 

 Heads — 



We were Visited by several french Creoles this is a 

 Breed of animals that Neither speak French English 

 nor Spanish correctly but have a Jargon composed of 

 the Impure parts of these three — 



they Stared at My Drawing, and when a litle Com- 

 posed Gazed and Complimented Me very Highly — 

 on asking them the names of about a dozen diferent 

 Birds then lying on the Table they Made at once and 

 without hesitating a Solid Mass of Yellow Birds of the 

 Whole — One of them a young Man told Me that he 

 could procure 3 or 4 dozen of them every Night by 

 hunting the Orange trees with a Lantern — I can said 

 he "see the Rascalls White belies and Knok them 



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