170 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



April 8tk. — Examined a beautiful female specimen of 

 the Snowy Heron (Ardea candidissimd) of Audubon, shot 

 by Mr. Wedderburn at the sluice gates. It was in full 

 plumage, precisely like that shot in the same place on 

 the 27th of September last. The tarsi, however, were 

 entirely black in the present example. 



Mr. Wedderburn reports having seen a flock of five 

 Cedar Waxwings near the sluice gates early in the morn- 

 ing, also one Belted Kingfisher, a Carolina Crake, and a 

 very young Blue-bird {Sialic/ wilsonii) were killed by him. 

 This is the first young bird I have seen this season, and 

 may be considered very early. 



April gth. — Mr. Wedderburn tells me he met with 

 another Snowy Heron this morning. It was wading in 

 the very spot where he killed the one yesterday, but being 

 wary, escaped. Saw three Tyrant Flycatchers shot by 

 this gentleman, and understand a fourth was seen by him. 

 Two of these were found sitting on a railing which crosses 

 White's Marsh, and the other two in the small marsh near 

 Mrs. Williams'. Mr. Wedderburn also saw a Kingfisher at 

 the sluice gates. 



Mr. Jennings Tucker's son called at the office to-day, 

 with a bird that he had shot on the south shore yesterday. 

 It was entirely new to me. Measured seven inches in 

 length, by eleven in extent ; bill, stout, long, sharp, pointed 

 and of a yellowish horn colour ; eyes, dark ; feet, light blue ; 

 nails, short and much curved ; upper part of the plumage, 

 yellow-olive ; tail of twelve feathers, the external ones 

 nearly half an inch shorter than the rest, of a brownish 

 colour, lighter on the edges, as were the wings and 



