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and asks no permission for shooting over your pastures or 

 uncultivated ground — even the negroes may be seen re- 

 turning home with strings of Plover they have shot. 

 These birds leave Antigua as soon as the weather becomes 

 settled, their stay there not exceeding ten or fourteen 

 days. 



September I itk, 1847. — Sailed to Gibbs' Hill. Examined 

 Riddles Bay and ranged over the surrounding hills for 

 Plover. Saw one Spotted Sandpiper, one Turnstone, and 

 two Semi-palmated Sandpipers. The latter I shot, and 

 presented to the Rev. H. B. Tristram. The residents tell 

 me they have seen no Plover since Monday last. 



September i$tA, 1847. — At daybreak this morning ranged 

 the north shore from the Wells to Spanish Point, and saw 

 not a single sea-bird, Plover, Sandpiper or other birds 

 (except the Red and Blue birds, Ground Doves, Cat-birds, 

 and White-eyed Flycatchers). Have satisfied myself that 

 the migratory birds which recently touched at these islands 

 (viz., on the 5th and 6th inst.) have all passed on. 



September 17th, 1847. — The weather yesterday cloudy, 

 with an occasional squall of wind and rain ; to-day it has 

 been very wet from nine to three, with a breeze from 

 east and north-east. Went out this evening with Mr. 

 Fozard with the view of bringing in a Curlew, that ap- 

 pears to have frequented this locality since the 5 th inst. 

 Saw him as usual on the north shore, but failed in ap- 

 proaching the wary bird. I think it must be the Numenius 

 hudsonicus of Audubon. Heard from several persons 

 that flocks of Plover had been seen passing to the south- 

 ward both yesterday and to-day, and that one or two 



