12 THE O. & O. SEMI-ANNUAL. 
the river in advance of us. The White-bellied Swallows mingled 
with the more somber Swifts in their aerial evolutions. 
On the banks on both sides of the river could be seen various 
species of birds. Where the woods came down the water’s edge 
Bronzed Grackles were in plenty, some sitting in the trees, others 
walking on the ground. A few Carrion Crows were noticed at 
different places, particularly Shawneetown, Ill, and Lewisport, 
Ky. Robins were plentiful, always in good sized flocks; and in 
Illinois particularly, wherever cleared fields edged on the river, 
the Field Lark was heard and occasionally seen, and if these 
fields were bordered with weed patches and bushes the Field 
Sparrow was sure to be there. 
A large covey of Bobwhites flew up in a field near Henderson, 
Ky. at the sound of the boat whistle, while seven or eight miles 
above this place an immense colony of Bank Swallows had found 
summer quarters in a high bank that rose straight from the water 
forty or fifty feet. 
Other birds were noticed which could not be identified and one 
which could well be dispensed with was very easily identified, 
viz. the English Sparrow, found in abundance in every place at 
which the boat stopped, especially the larger towns and cities. 
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