196.
Dinant to Antwerp.
1897.
July 19.
(No.2).
seemed to be among the most numerous village birds and of
course there were Swallows, Martins and Swifts (no town in 
this region is without them). A walled garden near the station was
alive with English Sparrows,[sic] [.] Domestic Pigeons were flying a-
bout everywhere singly and in flocks. They are far numerous
in Belgium than in the United States.
  Outside the village Skylarks were rising and singing over
the great fields of rising grain. At 2.43 P.M. I took a train
for Brussels where I made close connection with another for
Antwerp. On reaching the Hotel du Courrier I found a telegram
from C. She with Mrs. S. and L. had waited for me at Brussels
where I had somehow missed and passed them. They came on and
joined me, however, half an hour later.
  In Antwerp I have seen only House Sparrows and Swifts.
The latter fly about at evening in flocks of a dozen of fif-
teen birds each making a great outcry. They are much noisier
than our Chimney Swifts.
  A flock of fully 50 Lapwings rose from a marshy place
just outside of Antwerp as out train passed this P.M.