128 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



October lotk. — Had four specimens of the Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo sent to me, by different persons, this morning. I 

 am told that " numbers '' of these birds appeared on the 8th 

 and 9th instant at Ireland Island, Port Royal, and Walsing- 

 ham, where they were termed " American Robins." A 

 coloured man also brought me a living specimen of the 

 Osprey, or Fish Hawk, which he captured during the heavy 

 rain on the night of the 8th instant, roosting on a stone wall, 

 near Prospect Hill. It was a young bird of the present 

 year, and was purchased by Mr. Marriott, with the intention 

 of keeping it alive. Heard of several flocks of Ducks and 

 Teal having been seen in the neighbourhood, and went out 

 in the evening in the hope of meeting with some of them. 

 Saw one Duck and two Teal only, and killed a Snipe and 

 Carolina Crake. Marshes well flooded with water. The 

 Green Heron still continues to be met with in almost every 

 mangrove swamp. Observed several Night Hawks and 

 three Purple Martins during my walk. 



October wth. — So numerous is the Carolina Crake at this 

 moment, that in the course of an hour I walked up eight of 

 them this evening. Visited Hungry Bay and the Chief 

 Justice's Pond. Saw two Common Night Herons, two 

 Green Herons, and a Common Gallinule. 



October i^th. — Mr. Orde, 42nd Regiment, showed me a 

 beautiful specimen of the Blue Heron {Ardea cceruled) of 

 Audubon, in adult plumage. It measured twenty-two 

 inches in length, had shed the longer of its dorsal plumes, 

 and its legs and feet were of a dull green colour on the 

 under side, and brown on the upper. In all other respects 

 it agreed with Audubon's description. It was shot by Mr. 

 Nicholas Peniston, at his ponds, this morning. 



