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Beown Pelican {Pelecanus fuscus). One of these birds 

 was shot at Hungry Bay, many years ago ; and another was 

 killed near St. George's, in April, 1850, which was given, 

 to me by Colonel Drummond. 



Double -CEESTBD Coemoeant {Phalacrocorax dilophus). 

 The first notice of this bird was by Captain Orde, who shot 

 it at Pitt's Bay, on the 10th of October, 1847 ; and on the 

 8th of February, 1848, when sailiag past Grace's Island, I 

 shot another. Both these birds were in winter plumage. 

 No other specimens were obtained during my residence in 

 the Islands. 



Booby Gannet {8ula fusca). Only one specimen has 

 been obtained : this bird flew into one of the soldiers' 

 barrack rooms, at Fort Catherine, on the 3rd of October, 

 1847. It was beautifully preserved by Colonel Drummond, 

 and is now in my collection. 



Feigate Bied {Tachypetes aquilus). On the 27th of Sep- 

 tember, 1848, I observed a large bird soaring about in the 

 dockyard, at Ireland Island, which at last flew into one of 

 the barrack rooms of the Eoyal Artillery, at the Commis- 

 sioner's House, but made its escape. After watching it for 

 a long time, I fortunately managed to shoot it, and it 

 proved to be a very fine male specimen. On the 30th of 

 September, 1848, as I was starting for Hamilton, from the 

 dockyard, in my little yacht, " The Petrel," another frigate 

 bird flew over, and close to the truck of my mast ; my gun 

 was soon brought into play, and I killed it. The guard at 

 the dockyard was just being relieved at the time, and the 

 bird dropped exactly between the two ofiicers. Lieutenant 

 Fraser, and McNish, of the 42nd, who were standing in 

 front of the men ; neither, however, now live to remember 



