AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Martins that Went By on the gth Instant as is their 

 arrival in Kentucky a Month hence — perhaps Were 

 they forced by the last Winds and now Enticed to 

 proceed by the Mildness of the Weather the Ther- 

 mometer being at 68 — 



how far More south Must I go Next January & 

 February to see these Millions of Swallows Spending 

 their Winter as Thousands of Warblers, fly Catchers, 

 Thrushes and Myriads of Ducks, Geese, Snipes &c 

 Do here? 



the Market is regularly furnished with the English 

 Snipe Which the french Call Cache Cache. Robins Blue 

 Wingd Teals, Common Teals, Spoon Bill Ducks, 

 Malards, Snow Geese, Canada Geese, Many Cor- 

 morants. Coots, Watter Hens, Tell Tale (Godwits, 

 calld here Clou Clou) Yellow Shank Snipes, Some 

 Sand Hill Cranes, Strings of Bleu Warblers, Cardinal 

 Grosbeaks, Common Turtle Doves, Golden Wingd 

 Wood Peckers &^ 



Wednesday 21st February 1821 



I Met this morning with one of those slight dis- 

 couraging Incidents connected with the life of the 

 artists; I had a Likeness [ — ] Spoken of in very rude 

 terms by the fair Lady it was Made for, and perhaps 

 will Loose My time and the reward expected for My 

 Labour, — Mrs Andre I here mention the Name as I 



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