Middlesex Co., Mass. [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
Collurio Ludovicianus in Mass. [Massachusetts]
1875 Jan. 31- 1875 [January 31, 1875]
Jan. 31 unhurt, and during the remainder
of the time it remained in the cage
was regarded by him with the utmost
indifference. As he had already
eaten two bird (one introduced alive) that
day we concluded that [delete]his[delete] lack
of appetite was the cause of his
apparent apathy. In the assault
above described no use whatsoever
was made of his feet or claws.
Feb. 7 [February 7, 1875] The beginning of the past week was
warmer that any period since
the year came in. Monday Feb. 1st [February 1, 1975] the
weather moderated very rapidly and on
Tuesday the mercury rose to above the
freezing point for the first time in
over four weeks. Wednesday morning was
ushered in by a cloudy sky and a warm
S. [south] wind the ther. [thermometer] standing at 42 [degrees] by
noon, and at two P.M. a heavy
rain storm commenced which lasted
through the succeeding night and
reduced the snow about 2/3 or from
12 inches to 4 [inches]. The next day however
it became cold again and today
has been one of the severest of this
whole, extraordinary winter, the
maximum temperature for the day
being only 4 [degrees]. In the P.M. drove
over to Brookline, called at Arthur
 Smith and afterwards on M.
Diamond a gentleman with whom
I have been negotiating for a small