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This morning, and the two preceding ones, he has been 

 observed on the borders of Mr. Kennedy's Marsh. Mr. 

 Kennedy's servant saw this Hawk attack his master's 

 poultry this morning, and strike down a hen, which he 

 was prevented making a prize of. On examining the 

 quarry its head was found to be nearly severed from the 

 body. I have no doubt from these accounts that the 

 Hawk in question is Falco peregrinus, and from the number 

 of chickens, &c, destroyed, it is probable that a pair of 

 these birds, at least, are now on a visit to these islands. 



January igtk. — Paid a visit to the Governor's Marsh, 

 sluice gates and sea-shore. Found one Snipe near Saltus' 

 Marsh, which I killed ; it was in moult. Tail feathers, nine 

 only. Met with nothing else, save one Kingfisher and a 

 Green Heron. Crossing Mr. Kennedy's Marsh, I found his 

 coloured servant with a gun, watching for " the Hawk " 

 which almost every morning and afternoon attacks that 

 gentleman's poultry. Yesterday a cock was pounced upon, 

 in the presence of some workpeople, who succeeded, how- 

 ever, in driving away the Hawk, though not before the 

 poor cock had been severely punished. Saw nothing of 

 this gallant marauder. 



January 22nd. — Mr. Marriott brought in a very beautiful 

 male specimen of the Lesser Redpole {JLinaria minor of 

 Audubon), or the Fringilla linaria of Wilson. Shot 

 last evening, in his own garden. It measured five and a 

 quarter inches in length, had a large spot of deep crimson 

 on the head, and was tinged with a delicate shade of the 

 same colour on the throat, breast, sides and rump. In 

 short, it agreed in every particular with Wilson's descrip- 

 tion of this bird. 



