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I had not an opportunity of observing, as my companion 

 by an injudicious long shot, drove the bird away. This 

 Owl occasionally hovered in the air, at an elevation of 

 fifteen or twenty yards, very much in the style of the 

 European Kestrel, tumbling from his position, and re- 

 covering himself when half way down. I do not think 

 I ever saw the species before ; suppose it to be " Syrnium 

 nebulosum" the Barred Hooting Owl of Audubon. 



April $rd. — Flushed two Snipe in Vaughan's Marsh on 

 my way to the North Hills this evening. Missed one of 

 them. 



April Afth. — Observed two Kittiwake Gulls (Larus tri- 

 dactylus, of Audubon), in Hamilton Harbour, almost within 

 shot of the Custom House. They were in full plumage, 

 with the tail feathers pure white. 



April i6tk. — The weather having been wet and boisterous 

 during the past four days, I took a somewhat extensive 

 walk to-day, to ascertain if any vernal migrants had 

 touched upon these shores. Examined the Chief Justice's 

 Pond, the grounds of Tankfield, and the cedar groves, 

 from hence to Hungry Bay, to Mr. Harry Tucker's pond, 

 and across the country to Devonshire parish, near the 

 church. Returned home via the North Hills, and ascer- 

 tained from the inmates of a cottage there, that the owl, 

 mentioned on the 2nd instant, had not been observed from 

 that date. In Vaughan's Marsh, flushed and shot a Snipe 

 {Scolopax wilsonii), and in White's Marsh did the same ; 

 with these exceptions, I met with nothing whatever in 

 the bird line, during my long ramble. 



