176 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



April 20th. — Mr. Wedderburn returned from Peniston's 

 Pond to-day, with two beautiful specimens, male and 

 female, of the Summer Red-bird {Pyranga csstiva of Audu- 

 bon). They both somewhat exceeded seven inches in 

 length. Another of these, in female plumage, was seen in 

 the same neighbourhood. 



Mr. Marriott showed me a fine specimen of the Tyrant 

 Flycatcher, shot by himself near his own house this 

 morning. He reports having fired at a second one, 

 probably the mate of the above, for they are generally 

 found in pairs. 



April 22nd. — I have omitted to mention that about a 

 month ago, Mr. Orde, of the 42nd Highlanders, observed 

 among the timbers of the old " Royal Oak," then being 

 broken up at the Dock Yard, Ireland Island, a small bird, 

 which allowed him to approach within a few yards to 

 examine it, and which Mr. Orde is satisfied in his own 

 mind was the Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler {Sylvia 

 marilandica of Wilson). Being officer of the guard at the 

 time, Mr. Orde was prevented from adopting measures to 

 obtain possession of the stranger. The old " Royal Oak " 

 — a line-of-battle ship — was in former days stationed at 

 Weymouth, England, and used as a yacht by George the 

 Third. 



Hunted the marshes and Cedar Groves in the neigh- 

 bourhood, this evening ; saw nothing but one Tyrant Fly- 

 catcher, which I shot, and lost among the cedars bordering 

 the marsh. Mr. Fozard, in returning from the sluice gates, 

 shot a European Goldfinch — probably the one mentioned 

 on November 12th. 



