1 86 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



known note of tweet, tweet, was the cause of his noticing 

 the bird. 



July \2tli. — Was passing Mr. Dean's front entrance, on 

 my way home, at half-past six this evening, when the well- 

 known whistling note of the Yellow Shanks was distinctly 

 heard over the adjoining marsh. This bird, Totanus 

 flavipes, has heretofore been noticed as arriving on or about 

 the last day of this month. The note was repeated several 

 times, or I should have been inclined to doubt its reality. 



July \ifth. — Mr. Wedderburn tells me he observed three 

 Yellow Shanks {Totanus Jlavipes) pass over the town to- 

 day. A single one was also seen on the wing by Captain 

 T. Drummond-Hay, of the 42nd Highlanders. Weather, 

 dark and blowy ; wind, south-east. 



July \$th. — Mr. Orde visited Tucker's and Peniston's 

 Ponds to-day, and saw six Spotted Sandpipers {Totanus 

 macularius), three of which he killed, viz., two in full 

 spotted plumage and one young one. Mr. Orde also met 

 with a single Totanus Jlavipes, or Yellow Shanks. This he 

 fired at and missed. A labouring man near the spot 

 stated to Mr. Orde that this bird had frequented the same 

 pond for the last three days. 



July 23rd. — Captain Drummond and Mr. Orde drove to 

 the Flatts, and Trott's pond to-day. Eight Spotted Sand- 

 pipers and one Tringa pusilla (the Stint of America) were 

 brought home. Hear from Mr. C. Fozard that he saw five 

 Spotted Sandpipers on White's Island, in Hamilton Har- 

 bour, early this morning. 



