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bird, but whether of the Canadian species or the Anser 

 hyperboreus has not been ascertained. 



September \%th. — At sunset this evening I had the satis- 

 faction of seeing a genuine Scolopax wilsonii pass over a 

 portion of my premises adjacent to White's Marsh, calling 

 loudly as it flew along. This is the first I have seen this 

 autumn. 



Mr. Orde informs me that on the 15th instant a Purple 

 Martin (Hirundo purpurea) was seen at Ireland Island, and 

 on the day following an Osprey. That on the 17th the 

 Belted Kingfisher was very abundant at Somerset, several 

 specimens of which were shot by that gentleman. The 

 Hudsonian Curlew, the Turnstone, and the Semipalmated 

 Sandpiper are among the birds recently seen by him. 



September igth. — Mr. Orde returned this morning from 

 a visit to Peniston's Ponds. He tells me he met with a 

 Solitary Green-winged Teal {Anas carolinensis), two 

 Purple Martins, two White-bellied Swallows, and Yellow- 

 legged Sandpipers in abundance. The Teal he succeeded 

 in killing. 



Mr. Hodgson Smith tells me he was out at dawn on the 

 17th instant, and saw several flocks of Golden Plover on 

 the hills near the Iron Lighthouse ; these, however, were 

 so harassed and fired at by some twenty coloured sports- 

 men that they were soon driven away. 



September 20th. — Shot a Blue- winged Teal {Anas dis- 

 cors) in White's Marsh this morning. It was in immature 

 plumage. 

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