1891.
Oct. 8
(No. 4)
Mass.
Saugus & Revere Marshes. - broad belt of uncut sedge
on each side of the creek and the tide was 
high but we started only three birds, shooting
two of them. One proved to be typical subvirgatus,
the other a slightly abinoistic[?] candacutus 
with the crown and nape beautifully variegated
with grayish white.
  Our last beat was through the marsh where
candacutus breeds. Here we found an abundance
of birds scattered along the large creek in the 
uncut sedge but all appeared to be true candacutus
and after shooting three and inspecting several
others through our glasses we left the bulk of
them unmolested. The apparent absence of any
representations of the more northern forms convinced
us that these birds were members of the breeding
colony which we left here last spring. I am
surprised to find that they stay so late. One
of the three which we shot was colored almost
precisely like the partial albino above described
and must have come from the same brood.
We noticed that the two candacutus were much
tamer and more confiding than either nelsoni
or subvirgatus.
  During the day we flushed two Carolina Rails,
one in the Saugus marsh, the other near
Oak Island. We saw about a dozen Tit larks,
a Kingfisher, a good many Crows (one flock
of at least forty) & and immature Herring Gull.
There was also a small flock of Meadow Larks
near Oak Island. Some of the latter were