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Mr. Trimingham brought to the office a very beautiful 

 specimen of the Wood Thrush ( Turdus mustilinus), which 

 agreed with Audubon's description in every particular. 

 This is the first of its species observed here, and, of course, 

 an acquisition to our list. 



A living specimen of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo was 

 brought to the office to-day, being the second living example 

 of that bird we have received within a few days. 



Mr. Fozard came in this morning with two and a half 

 couple of Snipe, shot before breakfast, in one corner of the 

 Governor's Marsh. He reports these birds to be un- 

 commonly numerous. 



Went out at 3 p.m. and was surprised to see so many 

 Snipe in the marsh. They actually rose in twos and 

 threes all round you. Mr. Fozard and Mr. Marriott 

 accompanied me and assisted to keep up a merry popping. 

 Nine couple and a half were killed and bagged, besides 

 several Water Crakes, and a few Pectoral Sandpipers. So 

 thick and dense is the fern and sedge in some parts of the 

 marsh that several Snipe were lost in it after being killed. 

 I think we must have seen a hundred and fifty Snipe at 

 least, and all within the compass of a mile. This is 

 decidedly the most numerous visitation of this bird which 

 has taken place during the last nine years. Yesterday was 

 fair, with a northerly breeze ; to-day the wind is from the 

 south-west, and blowing a stiff breeze. 



While hunting among sedge and bushes for Snipes I 

 heard a strange cry from a thick bush, and ascertained that 

 it proceeded from a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, which I suc- 

 ceeded in capturing alive. It was uninjured, and in 

 excellent plumage. 



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