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curiosity, that he had seen a boy with a live Bat, which he 

 had recently captured. That the animal had a broken 

 wing. Promised to obtain it for me if he could. This is 

 probably the Hoary Bat — the first of the Bat genus I have 

 heard of for many months. 



November 14th. — A Duck with " a wide, blue Bill," 

 grey back, and white band round the base of the bill, seen 

 by Mr. Fozard, in the Chief Justice's pond. Probably a 

 Scaup {Fuligula marila). 



November i$tk. — Visited the Chief Justice's ponds this 

 evening, with Mr. Fozard, with the view of bringing in two 

 Divers, which have frequented that locality for some days 

 past. Found the spot in possession of some juvenile sports- 

 men, who ackowledged to firing at two Wild Ducks, and 

 one " Didopper," without success. They had, however, shot a 

 Carolina Crake there, which they called a " Snipe." Walked 

 to Mr. Harry Tucker's pond, and visited Hungry Bay, — 

 saw nothing but a Kingfisher, but learned from Tommy 

 Smith, the piscatorial Crispin, that he had disturbed five 

 Wild ducks at the latter place a few minutes before. 

 Returned to the Chief Justice's ponds, found the boys 

 still there, with their gun ; and contrived to kill, each of 

 us, a Carolina Crake. When leaving the ponds two Bats 

 made their appearance, and continued hawking for insect 

 prey over the water. Three shots were fired at them un- 

 successfully, when it became too dark, and we were obliged 

 to come away. These are the first Bats I have seen this 

 Autumn. 



Captain Hunt reports having seen eight or nine Wild 

 Ducks at Tucker's Island, and Mr. Darrell (auction- 



