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and returned home by Boss Cove and the sluice gates. 

 Saw neither land or sea bird during my walk ; i.e., of 

 vernal migrants. 



March 2$th. — Heard yesterday from Mr. C. Fozard 

 that some Snipe {Scolopax wilsonii) had been disturbed 

 in Mr. Vaughan's marsh, and a neighbour sent me word 

 that he had seen one of those birds in White's Marsh, 

 last evening. Took a turn through the neighbouring 

 marshes this day, and flushed one Snipe only, which I 

 did not get a shot at. 



Understand that a person named Smith (a tailor), 

 killed a Snipe a few days ago, which was remarkably 

 fat, and on opening which, eggs were found in the 

 ovarian. 



March 26th. — Hunted the marshes again at an early 

 hour this morning ; found two Snipe, one of which I 

 killed — a female specimen of Scolopax wilsonii. Met 

 the Governor (Captain Elliott) walking along the North 

 Shore, and was informed by him that he had seen two 

 large brown Gulls on the wing not many minutes before. 

 These are probably the same two birds which have been 

 observed for some days past, feeding on the " White Fry" 

 in the vicinity of the beef contractors' stalls. 



April 2nd. — Went out with Mr. Fozard to ascertain 

 the truth of a certain report concerning a large bird, said 

 to appear at evening and morning twilight about the hills 

 east of Government House. Soon after the sun went 

 down, the stranger made its appearance, a large Owl, the 

 under plumage of which appeared to be beautifully barred 

 alternately with brown and white. The upper plumage, 

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