28 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



September 2nd, 1847. — Mr. Charles Fozard sent me a 

 fine specimen of the American Golden Plover (Charadrius 

 marmoratus), shot by him on the north shore this morning, 

 being the first I have seen this season. 



September 4tk, 1847. — Crossing the harbour towards the 

 Chief Justice's to-day, the ferryman informed me, that 

 " two or three days ago," he saw a flock of two or three 

 hundred birds, flying " like the tail of a kite," over this 

 town towards the south. He could not say what kind of 

 birds they were. 



Mr. T. Darrell, of Hungry Bay, informs me that in his 

 younger days he recollects several instances of the 

 " Pelican " having been shot near his residence. I presume 

 this must have been the Pelecanus frescus, or Brown Pelican, 

 sometimes met with on the American coast, even as far 

 north as New York. 



September 6tk, 1847. — Yesterday very squally, wind 

 south-east with very heavy rain, which continued till sunset. 

 Night dark with occasional squalls of wind and rain. Think- 

 ing this heavy weather might induce a few flocks of Plover 

 (now commencing their southern flight) to alight upon the 

 North-side hills, I sallied forth with my gun at daybreak, 

 and ranged the north shore for upwards of two miles ; 

 saw nothing, however, but a solitary Esquimaux Curlew 

 (Numenius borealis), at which I fired without success. I 

 concluded from this result that I was seeking for these 

 birds too early in the season. 



On my return to town, several persons spoke to me of 

 the numerous flocks of Plover which they had observed 

 yesterday flying to the southward ; some of these were de- 



