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familiar to me that I omitted to take the usual dimensions, 

 &c, and it was only after the messenger had left I recollec- 

 ted this bird was not on our ornithological list. I im- 

 mediately hurried down to the Officers' quarters to correct 

 this omission, but found the sportsman had taken his 

 departure in one direction, and the servant with the Duck 

 in another. Audubon's description of the female Wild 

 Duck (Mallard) appears to correspond precisely with Mr. 

 Martley's specimen. I have, therefore, no hesitation in 

 enrolling it as a Bermuda bird. 



November $tk. — Hunted the neighbouring marshes in 

 company with Mr. Phillips, who bagged a couple of Snipe ; 

 my own 'chasse consisting of a couple of Snipe and one 

 Moorhen. Saw no other birds. 



November 1 ith. — Walked through the Pembroke Marshes. 

 Not a single Snipe to be seen. Killed a female Widgeon 

 {Anas americana), the only bird met with. Length, seven- 

 teen inches ; extent, thirty-one inches. 



November \%th. — Mr. Fozard sent me a beautiful speci- 

 men of the Snow Bunting {Plectrophanes nivalis). It 

 measured seven and one-eighth inches in length; was in 

 excellent plumage ; and could not well be fatter. This bird 

 was killed at Somerset. Rambled as far as Boss' Cove and 

 back with my gun. Saw nothing but one Kingfisher, one 

 Water Thrush, and one Great Blue Heron. 



Mr. Phillips informs me he was shooting to-day, with 

 Mr. " Charlie Darrell," in the neighbourhood of Brackish 

 pond and Mr. Trotts, and that they bagged between them 

 two Widgeon, three Blue-winged Teal, and one couple of 



