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and acute. Tail, notched, and composed of twelve 

 feathers, pointed at the ends. Fifth quill, nearly as long 

 as the first, the intervening ones longest, and considerably 

 curved inwards at the extremity of the outer webs. 



Colour : upper mandible dusky ; lower one, yellowish 

 horn colour. Tarsi, feet, and claws, dark brown or dusky ; 

 soles of the feet, dull white. Eyes, dark. Upper portion 

 of the head, and all the upper parts, reddish brown ; each 

 feather darkest in the centre. Secondary coverts, reddish 

 yellow on the tips and outer webs. Quills, dark brown, 

 finely margined with yellowish brown. Scapulars, reddish 

 brown, broadly barred with dusky. Tail, rather more than 

 an inch longer than the closed wings, and entirely of a 

 dark brown colour. Under parts, yellowish grey. Breast 

 and sides, with numerous minute brown streaks. 



I consider this to be the Henslow's Bunting {Emberiza 

 henslowi of Audubon), in immature plumage. This is a 

 new bird in these islands. Specimen presented to Mr. 

 Orde. 



December 4th. — Met Mr. A. S. Trott in .Hamilton this 

 morning, and was informed by him that eighteen "Wild 

 Ducks " had recently frequented the pond near his house, 

 for several days ! all of which had now taken their depar- 

 ture. This is probably the flock seen by Major Tullock 

 on the 2nd ultimo, and of which I could obtain no tidings. 



December tth. — Examined a beautiful specimen of the 

 Snow Bunting (Plectrophanes nivalis), shot by Mr. Hinson 

 this morning on the hills of Port Royal, in the neighbour- 

 hood of the lighthouse. Mr. Hinson reports these birds to 

 be in thousands in that part of the islands, and describes 

 the noise made by them as very remarkable. Regret very 

 much the want of a boat or vehicle to convey me to the 



