36 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



October 4th, 1 847. — Went out before breakfast and killed 

 a couple of very fine Snipe. They were fat and well- 

 conditioned. Saw three Belted Kingfishers. 



Mr. Fozard showed me this evening a genuine Snipe, 

 and two specimens of the Tringa pectoralis shot on the 

 north shore. One of the Sandpipers measured full nine 

 inches in length. 



October gt/i, 1847. — A ^ ew wild Ducks are reported to 

 have been seen within the last few days by different 

 individuals, and the number of Snipe are evidently on the 

 increase. Flocks of Golden Plover, and some of the Sand- 

 piper family are also occasionally to be met with. 



October nth, 1847. — Examined a fine specimen of the 

 Double-crested Cormorant (Pkalacrocorax dilophus), shot by 

 Lieutenant Orde, 42nd Highlanders, in Hamilton Water. 

 It measured thirty-two inches in length. The upper part 

 of the back, wing coverts and tertials, bronze brown, the 

 margin of each feather black, presenting a reticulated 

 appearance; space between the eye and the bill, and 

 gular pouch, bare of feathers, and of a rich orange 

 colour ; including the lower mandible. Legs and feet 

 deep black ; the outer toe and nail four inches long. 

 Tarsus two and a half inches. 



This bird is peculiar to the shores of America. 



I understand, from very good authority, that about a 

 week ago, a large bird alighted, during the night, close to 

 the feet of a sentry doing duty at St. George's ; this man 

 captured the stranger. It proved to be the Booby Gannet 

 (Sula fused) of Audubon. It was kept alive for some days, 

 but has since become the property of Captain Drummond, 



