NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 47 



or two alone excepted. Not even a Night Hawk appears 

 to be left behind ; of course, I except the Kingfisher and 

 the Blue Heron, which remain with us all the winter. 



November \oth, 1847. — Saw Mr. Wedderburn return 

 from an afternoon's shooting, with five couple of Snipes 

 and one Water Crake, all killed in the marshes near 

 town, which were hunted by the same gentleman yesterday 

 without seeing a bird. May not this be a fresh supply of 

 these birds just arrived? 



Last night was calm and fair, with a moon about two 

 days old. The wind had previously blown from the 

 westward. 



Last night went out to seek the Snowy Owl, which has 

 again made its appearance, but did not meet with it. One 

 Night Hawk was seen and shot — a solitary bird. 



Mr. Fayrer, midshipman on board the " Vesuvius," tells 

 me that when residing at the dockyard with his father, 

 Captain Fayrer, of the Tenedos Hulk, about two years 

 since, a large bird was observed to fly round the extreme 

 point of the island (Ireland Island), and settle in the water 

 outside the Camber ; that he went after the same in a 

 boat, and succeeded in shooting it. That it was twice the 

 size of a duck, with very red legs, and a rather slender bill, 

 hooked at the end. On asking him if he could recognise 

 the bird if he saw it, he replied that he could. Showed 

 him the imported skin of a Goosander {Mergus merganser) 

 at Mr. Wedderburn's quarters, which he immediately said 

 was the same bird. 



November i$tk, 1847. — Mr. Wedderburn tells me he has 

 been out every day since the 10th, and ranged through 



