272 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BERMUDAS. 



August \6th. — Mr. Hodgson Smith, of Riddles Bay, tells 

 me that while fishing in the Sound yesterday, three flocks 

 of " Plover " were observed by him " coming in from the 

 northward." Is confident they were " Plover." 



I have already remarked that the term " Plover " is 

 indiscriminately applied in Bermuda to every kind of Sand- 

 piper and beach bird. 



August 20th. — Blowing a gale from south-south-west. 

 Sallied forth in the evening with my gun, and near the 

 sluice gates saw two Solitary Sandpipers, and a flock of 

 about fifty Semi-palmated Sandpipers. Returned home in 

 a heavy rain — drenched. 



August 21st. — Walked to Hungry Bay this evening. Saw 

 many Semi-palmated Sandpipers, one Spotted Sandpiper, 

 and a few of the large Xellow-shanks there. 



August 22nd. — Mr. Walker, who lives near the sluice 

 gates, informed me to-day that he was out with his gun on 

 Saturday evening, the 20th instant, and fell in with a flock 

 of Golden Plover on the north shore, between Clarence 

 Hill and Mount Langton, from which he killed six birds. 



I also hear that some Golden Plover have been shot by 

 two officers in the vicinity of St. George's. Should there 

 be no mistake regarding the identity of these " Plover," it 

 will be the earliest visitation that has come to my know- 

 ledge. 



August 2\th. — There can be no doubt of the Golden 

 Plover {Charadrius marmoratus) having actually made its 

 appearance in these islands within the last four days. 

 Several of these birds, I understand, having been killed 



