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about the size of a small Duck, brown on the upper parts 

 of the body and white beneath. Bill, pointed. Feet, 

 webbed in a curious manner. Legs, very flat, and set on 

 close to the tail, causing the bird to stand with its body 

 erect This was doubtless a Grebe, but of what particular 

 species must remain unknown. 



October iSt/i. — Mr. C. Hinson reports that a flock of 

 about a dozen Blue-winged Teal made its appearance in 

 Riddle's Bay a few days since, and after flying over that 

 piece of water took its departure. Mr. Hinson shot two of 

 these Teal in the same locality yesterday. 



Mr. Fozard called on me this morning with three fine 

 Snipe in his hand (Scolopax wilsonii), which he had killed 

 in the Governor's Marsh. Heard also from various quarters 

 that the Snipe were in, and after office hours went out with 

 my gun and shot two couples and a half, very fine birds. 

 Saw one Rice Bird (which I killed and lost), one Kildeer 

 Plover, and Mr. Fozard saw two Carolina Crakes. The 

 Snipe were not abundant Those which I saw did not 

 exceed ten in number. These birds probably arrived 

 during a deluge of rain (without wind), which lasted from 

 noon until dark yesterday. I understand from Mr. Lee 

 that many Plover passed over the town last night. 



October igt/i. — Observed a Moor Hen {Gallinula galeatd) 

 in the Marsh near my residence. It was flushed by my 

 dog, " Snipe," after a busy hunt of a quarter of an hour. 

 Note. — These birds do not breed in this neighbourhood, 

 nor are they even met with here during the summer. 



