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fat — finding [generally] Birds of Migratory habits gen- 

 erally in good order during this season it May be con- 

 cluded that it is a preparatory occasion Incident to 

 them to Make them to bear the fatigues and probably 

 the unavoidable wants of foods during their travels — 

 the Stomack of this had entire Locusts — Green Wood 

 Lice, Ground Crikets and 2 of these Long Beetles 

 Called usually by the french Scarabees — as Most Birds 

 at present Many of the Tail & Wing feathers were 

 tender from the Moult — 



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Rec^ yesterday from New Orleans a Packet of 

 Letters, 4 from My Wife, One from Benj. Bakewell & 

 one from M^ N. Berthoud. much afraid that My Wife 

 has not rec^ My Packet for the President forwarded 

 her by the Cap*' of the Steam boat Car of Commerce — 



Remarked to day that a Male of the Orchard Oriole, 

 that I had wounded in the tip of the Wing and Caged 

 had Violent fits of Convultions, that lasted for as much 

 as ten Minutes each, this I atributed to the uncommon 

 exertions he Made to escape through the Wire of the 

 upper part of the Cage — 



Yet he eat freely of Fruits and Also rice — 



Saw Yesterday an unknown Awk of a Large Size, 

 that at first appearance I took for an Ash Colored Awk, 

 but at a dash he Made at some Pigeons I was able to 

 see him Well and could not recognize it for any of the 



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