262 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



following day had a peculiar leaden appearance, giving 

 rise to the belief that a revolving gale was then passing in 

 a northerly direction between us and the American Coast. 

 Last night the wind got up with heavy squalls of rain, and 

 to-day it has blown a gale from the south to south-west. 

 Went out with my gun in the evening, walked through the 

 neighbouring marshes in company with the Rev. J. U. 

 Campbell. Found no Snipe, but fell in with a Blue- 

 winged Teal, and a flock of Sandpipers. The former I 

 bagged, with eleven .Pectorals, and one Semi-palmated 

 Sandpiper. I have omitted to mention that much distant 

 thunder and lightning prevailed on the 28th and 29th, and 

 that a thunder cloud discharged its electric fluid last even- 

 ing immediately over Salt Kettle, shattering a window- 

 blind at the residence of the late Mr. Henry Hunt. 



October \st. — At sunset this evening a Snipe passed 

 over my head while busy in the garden, piping away in 

 the most noisy manner. 



This is the first Scolopax wilsonii that / have seen this 

 autumn. The Rev. J. U. Campbell, who was out in the 

 neighbouring marshes to-day, brought in a couple of Blue- 

 winged Teal, one Snipe, and a few Pectoral Sandpipers. 

 He reports having met with a flock of seven Blue-winged 

 Teal, four of which were killed. Saw no other Snipe than 

 the one he bagged. 



October 2nd. — Sallied forth at sunrise this morning ; 

 found one couple of Snipe and one Carolina Crake. 

 Killed one of the former only. 



Understand from good authority that Mr. Clutterbuck, 

 of the 56th Regiment (now quartered at Ireland Island), 

 shot a Frigate Bird (Tachypetes aquilus) at Somerset, on 

 the" 30th ultimo. 



