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pond, also every cedar grove on the line of march. Saw 

 one great Blue Heron, one common Gallinule or Moor 

 Hen and three Carolina Crakes. Killed two of the latter 

 only. Red-birds very abundant and in high plumage. 



March gth. — Hear from several persons to-day that a 

 large black bird, with a deeply forked tail appeared on the 

 wing in Hamilton Harbour yesterday about noon, and one 

 individual assured me it was a " Frigate Bird." I have, 

 therefore, no doubt that one of these birds has actually 

 visited this port. 



Captain Drummond, a short time ago, fell in with a 

 flock of "Mealy Redpoles'' in beautiful plumage, feeding 

 among the small bushes which are so abundant in many 

 places. 



Dr. A. Harvey mentioned having recently met with a 

 flock of a dozen or more bird's of a similar description 

 feeding on the sage-bush berries, near Hamilton. Their 

 red breasts were very conspicuous. The doctor says they 

 dispersed in different directions on his dismounting from 

 his horse and throwing a stone at them. 



March 12th. — Examined a specimen of the Shrike 

 genus, shot this day by Mr. Wedderburn in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Peniston's ponds. It measured ten inches 

 in length by thirteen and eight-tenths inches in extent. 

 Length of the different quill feathers precisely the same as 

 in Audubon's description of Lanius borealis, great American 

 Shrike ; eyes, hazel or black ; iris, somewhat lighter ; bill, 

 black, lighter at the base; tail of twelve feathers — the 

 four centre ones black ; the outer ones white on the ex- 



