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night these flocks could be distinctly heard passing over 

 the ship. These were, doubtless, the American Golden 

 Plover {Charadrius marmoratus), on their great southern 

 flight, which annually crosses this latitude about the tenth 

 of September. The " G. 0. Bigelow " left the Bermudas 

 on the third of September last, consequently the flight, 

 now described by Mr. Jones, must have been seen by him 

 on or about the twelfth and thirteenth of that month. 



The very extraordinary power of flight possessed by the 

 American Golden Plover, and some other migratory birds, 

 is now so firmly established by repeated observations, simi- 

 lar to the above, that no enquiring mind can reasonably 

 entertain a doubt of that wonderful over-sea migration 

 from the North, which annually occurs between the two 

 great continents of America, and is known to extend as 

 far into the Atlantic as longitude fifty-four. 



May not the knowledge of these occurrences tend to 

 enlarge our views with reference to the actual state of 

 migration in other portions of the Globe — Europe, for in- 

 stance ? 



November 26tk. — I learn from some of my neighbours, 

 who reside on the margin of the adjoining marshes, that 

 the Blue-Winged Teal has occasionally been known to 

 associate, for days together, with the domestic Ducks — 

 feeding with them in the ditches, and even following them 

 home at night. Two of these Teal were taken alive by 

 Mr. James, a few seasons ago, who found them in his 

 Duck house with the tame Ducks ; and Mr. White cap- 

 tured another, under similar circumstances, two years ago. 



December 2nd. — A son of the Attorney General (Mr. 

 Darrell) brought me a specimen of the Cedar Bird 

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