470 AUDUBON 



Thursday, May ^. We had constant rain, lightning 

 and thunder last night. This morning, at the dawn of 

 day, the captain and all hands were at work, and suc- 

 ceeded in removing the boat several hundred yards below 

 where she had struck ; but unfortunately we got fast again 

 before we could reach deep water, and all the exertions to 

 get off were renewed, and at this moment, almost nine, 

 we have a line fastened to the shore and expect to be 

 afloat in a short time. But I fear that we shall lose most 

 of the day before we leave this shallow, intricate, and 

 dangerous channel. 



At ten o'clock we found ourselves in deep water, near 

 the shore on the west side. We at once had the men at 

 work cutting wood, which was principally that of ash- 

 trees of moderate size, which wood was brought on board 

 in great quantities and lengths. Thank Heaven, we are 

 off in a few minutes, and I hope will have better luck. I 

 saw on the shore many "Gopher" hills, in all probability 

 the same as I have drawn. Bell shot a Gray Squirrel 

 which I believe to be the same as our Sciurus carolinensis. 

 Friend Harris shot two or three birds, which we have not 

 yet fully established, and Bell shot one Lincoln's Finch ^ 

 — strange place for it, when it breeds so very far north 

 as Labrador. Caught a Woodpecker, and killed a Cat- 

 bird, Water-thrush, seventeen Parrakeets, a Yellow Chat, a 

 new Finch,^ and very curious, two White-throated Finches, 

 one White-crown, a Yellow-rump Warbler, a Gray Squir- 



1 This is the bird which Audubon first discovered in Labrador, in 1833, 

 and named Fringilla lincolnii in honor of his young companion, Thomas 

 Lincoln. It is described and figured under that name in Orn. Biogr. ii., 

 1834, p. 539, pi. 193, and as Peuccea lincolnii in B. of Am. iii., 1841, p. n6, 

 pi. 177, but is now known as Mdospiza lincolni. It ranges throughout the 

 greater part of North America. — E. C. 



2 Apparently the very first intimation we have of the beautiful Finch 

 which Audubon dedicated to Mr. Harris as Fringilla harrisii, as will be seen 

 further on in his journal. 



The other birds mentioned in the above text were all well-known species 

 in 1843. — E. C. 



