44 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



fourteen and a half inches. Breadth, from wing to wing, 

 twenty-three and a quarter. 



This bird was shot by Mr. Hunt Marriott, in the Marsh 

 near his residence this morning. 



Saw two fine specimens of the American Bittern, and a 

 King-Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), shot by Lieu- 

 tenant Wedderburn in the Warwick Marshes. 



November ist, 1847. — Drove to Harrington Sound with 

 Lieutenant Orde, 42nd Highlanders, and visited Spital or 

 Harris' Pond ; saw two Wild Ducks there (I think Anas 

 obscura) ; these we failed in getting a shot at. A Teal was 

 also seen to pass over the pond. 



Met the Revd. — Stowe, with a specimen of the 

 Totanus vociferus, or Tell-Tale Tattler, in his hand, which 

 he had just killed with a single ball from an air-gun. 

 Observed the bones and feathers of the Pandion halicetus, 

 or Osprey, by the pond side. This bird was seen and shot 

 at with an air gun by Mr. Stowe several days since, and in 

 all probability was wounded by him at the time. This is the 

 second bird of its species lately met with. It appeared 

 somewhat less in size than Major Dunsmure's specimen. 

 Saw five or six Common Gallinules, one fine specimen of 

 which was killed. One Snipe only was met with during 

 the day. Not a Gull, or a sea-bird of any kind visible on 

 the North coast, although it had been blowing a gale of 

 wind all night, and from noon the preceding day — east 

 and south-east. 



November 2nd. — Mr. Marriott shot another Green- 

 winged Teal, this morning, and Mr. Fozard a solitary 

 Golden Plover. The Teal was a young male bird with 

 plumage like the last. 



