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lew this muniing ni' wry large size; I have seen 

 some few of them before, l)Ut never till now com- 

 pared any of them with the others; this is darker 

 on the back, has a white belly, and weighed hfteen 

 ounces (the conmion sort but nine and a half) and 

 the wings extended are longer by five inches.* I 

 killed live curlews at the door. 



TJiiirsdai/, Septouhcr .5, 7776'. I concluded a 

 bargain with captain Scott to-day, for the share 

 of the stock in trade of his brother and himself 

 belonging to our partnership, which being nearly 

 expired, they did not choose to renew : I gave him 

 bills for the amount, being one thousand two hun- 

 dred pounds. After dinner captain Scott and I 

 took a walk upon Signal Hill; he killed a curlew 

 and two gre}" plover, and I shot fourteen curlews 

 and a plover. Jack killed a curlew and a plover. 



Saturday, Septemher 7, 1776. Six men were 

 at work on the house, which they finished by night. 

 Captain Scott and T took a walk to Black Head. 

 T found the trap which I lost in the winter, with 

 the remains of a marten in it, and saw several 

 tracks of black-bears. At dark the head-man of 

 AVhite-bear River came down to inform me, that 

 he m(.'t with two mountaineer families vestcrdav, 

 whom he towed down t(j the foot of Mealy Moun- 

 tains, where they landed; it blowing too fresh for 

 them to come any farthei-. 



Wed)ies., Se])tcmhcr //, 1776. At noon the 



' It is vrr>- possible fli.it tliis wius m Iliulsoniaii ciirlow, Numenius 

 hii'lumiiriiH. This speoies haa boon rccordcil for Labrador by Couea, Turner 

 and othcrH. 



