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towards its hooked extremity ; eyes, dark brown. I was 

 struck with the Swallow-like formation of its wings and 

 tail. This bird was seen several times yesterday in the 

 neighbourhood of Somerset and Ireland Island, and was 

 shot by Mr. Wedderburn inside the Camber early this 

 morning. 



Same day. — Was shown one of the Golden Plover shot 

 by Mr. Wedderburn on the 25th, and which that gentleman 

 is disposed to think different from the common kind. The 

 specimen in question was set up, and in every respect 

 resembled the Golden Plover noticed by me as shot 

 by Mr. Orde on September 27th last year. The adult 

 appearance of the upper part of its plumage, and the 

 absence of black on the lower parts, are very remarkable. 

 It was a male bird, with the inner wing coverts of the usual 

 light woody brown colour. Lower parts, whitish, mottled 

 with very light yellowish brown. 



October 2nd, 1848. — Beat the west portion of the 

 Governor's Marsh for the express purpose of ascertaining if 

 any Snipes had arrived. Found one Snipe, the first this 

 season, which I flushed twice, and fired at without success. 

 Toiled hard in a temperature of eighty or eighty-one in the 

 hope of finding others, but saw none. Wind south-east 

 where it has been for some days. 



October yd, 1848. — Hear from Mr. Wedderburn that 

 while on guard at Ireland Island this morning he shot a 

 new bird — the Prairie Wood Warbler (Sylvicola discolor) of 

 Audubon, which he presented to the Rev. H. B. Tristram, 

 who made a skin of it. 

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