48 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



the islands from Somerset to Harris' Pond without seeing 

 a bird of any kind. Mr. Orde killed one Snipe in the 

 Governor's Marsh yesterday. 



November 16th, 1S47. — At 3 p.m. crossed the Ferry, and 

 ranged the south shore from the Sandhills to Hungry 

 Bay. Shot one Sanderling Plover [Calidris arenarid) 

 and one Turnstone (Strepsilas interpres). Saw one other 

 bird only, which I took for a straggling Golden Plover ; 

 this I failed to bring in, though I had two or three long 

 shots at it. N.B. — A fresh wind all yesterday from the 

 south-west and north-west. 



November i"jth, 1847. — Visited Spital, or Harris' Pond, 

 soon after daylight this morning, and returned by the 

 north shore and Governor's Marsh ; killed a Coot (Fulica 

 americand) and a Sora Soree. 



Mr. Wedderburn shot the only Snipe seen. As usual, 

 not a Gull or sea-bird of any kind was to be seen. 



November 17th, 1847. — Mr. Elvvin sent me a female speci- 

 men of the Pintail Duck shot last evening at Somerset. 

 Length, twenty-one and a quarter inches. It appeared 

 to be a young bird. 



November \Zth, 1847. — Examined a fine young male 

 specimen of the Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) of Au- 

 dubon. Length, twenty-three and three-quarter inches ; 

 breadth, four feet seven and a half inches. This splendid 

 Gull was shot by Mr. Wedderburn, yesterday, in the 

 Sound, and agrees with Audubon's description. The eyes, 

 however, were dark hazel — no iris being perceptible. This 

 is the first bird of the kind yet brought in. 



