M. himantopus. [Micropalama himantopus] Hal. peregrina [Haliaeetus peregrina]
Sterna paradisea Num. Hudson [Numenius hudsonicus]
Nantucket.
1875
Sept. 22. [September 22, 1875] which I missed with both barrels. Their
flight is rather slow & very like that
of Bartram's sandpiper. At Smiths' [Smith's]
point found terns in multitudes, 
saw at least 500 in one flock -
and shot down some 10 or 12 all S. hirundo [Sterna hirundo]
excepting two an adult & young of S.
paradisea [Sterna paradisea]. Saw numbers of the
latter species but they were very
shy: the young utters a peculiar
twittering note (?) and also the mellow
hew of the adlt. [adult] Saw some 6 or
8 Aeg. melodus [Aegialitis melodus] and shot 2 both
birds of the year. Saw also a
single Larus atricilla & numbers
of adlt [adult] & young L. agentatus [Larus argentatus]. A flock
of Mel. velvitina [Melanetta velvetina] also passed
high over my head. Anthus
ludovicianus was also present
in moderate numbers. Came back
by a circuitous route & passed
a most delightful afternoon.
Along the edges of the fresh water 
ponds I shot one each of the T. Bonapartii [Tringa bonapartii]
and Micro. himantopus. [Micropalama himantopus]: the former
was alone the latter feeding in a
flock of E. pusillus [Ereunetes pusillus]; its motions were
very like those of the yellow legs
Saw Gam. flavipes [Gambetta flavipes] 1, Circus Hud. [Circus hudsonius]
numbers, Hy. columbarius [Hypotriorchis columbarius] 1, Stur.
magna [Sturnella magna] numbers, etc. While driving
across one of the "commons" a small
bird started in front of the horse
from among the scanty grass &
sweet fern & lighted a little ways