NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 77 



September 7 th, 1848. — Walked through the Governor's 

 Marsh. Put up two Carolina Crakes. Failed in bringing 

 home either of them. Saw one Curlew on the hills ; but 

 could not get near it. 



September ioth, 1848. — Mr. Wedderburn called on me 

 to-day and compared the number of birds on his list with 

 the number on mine. Find he has the " European Snipe," 

 and the " Cahow," with one or two others of a doubtful 

 character enrolled as Bermuda birds, which require further 

 investigation to entitle them to be so considered. 



This is now exactly the season for the Golden Plover to 

 appear in these islands, provided the weather be wet and 

 squally with the wind at south or south-east. 



September nth, 1848. — Samuel Nelmes, Master of the 

 schooner "Jessie," arrived this day from Norfolk, in the 

 United States, and nine days out, with fair weather the 

 whole voyage, reports that he heard flocks of Plover pass- 

 ing over his vessel twice during the voyage ; it being night 

 these birds were not visible. They were supposed to be 

 flying in the direction of south-east. . 



Saw two Swallows on the wing, I think they were of the 

 usual kind, Hirundo rustica, the first I have seen this season. 



September i^th. — Mr. Wedderburn informs me that he 

 yesterday hunted Mangrove Creek — the Sluice Pond — 

 Governor's Marsh, the Sandhills, Hungry Bay and Mr. 

 Harry Tucker's Pond. Shot three or four Carolina Crakes 

 one of which when flushed took to a mangrove tree, from 



