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"On the 24th Torrey & I went to ffahant . On the water's edge, 
Bayside of Lynn Beach, we carne upon two Golden Plover, Altho' not 
wounded, they were marvellously tame , allowing us to approach 
within about 4 yds. We at first took them for Black-bellies, & 
when v/e v/alked up to them in order to force them up & show their 
rumps it seemed for a while as if they would not get up, I think 
I could have blown their heads off with my baby-gun. They finally 
went upon the dead eel-grass higher up on the beach where they were 
both killed at one discharge by a gunner. They were in beautiful 
(winter) plumage-one with a lovely golden back. This was my first 
encounter with the famous '•Plover", 
