234 EXPEDITION TO THE 



(Ired a year, 'tis the same as to cat all the wood and grass 

 of the land they live on, and that is a great deal."^ 



Among the bir^s observed, Mr. Say has recorded a sin- 

 gle Rcd-headcd Woodpecker,! together with tiic Ferrugi- 

 nous Thrush,jTov/heeBimting,§ Song Sparrow,l| Chipping 

 Sparrow,** Bartram's Sandpiper,tt Raven,tJ Reedbirdy 

 and a Crow§§ which was 'first heard near the Wisconsan. 



In the vegetable kingdom, the same gentleman observ- 

 ed that the Gerardria was found, about the 15th, with its 

 petals nearly of full length, but that afterwards they were 

 found much shorter. A beautiful specimen of Cassida was 

 likewise seen ; its elytra were of a fine green colour tinged 

 with golden ; and the exterior margins were pale. 



• Volney, ut supra, p. 384. f Picus erythrocepliahis. 



4: Turdus rufus. § Emberiza erythropthalma. 



II Fringilla melodia. ** Fringilla socialis. 



If Tringa Bartramla. ^ Corvus corax. 

 §§ Corvus corone. 



