L. Umbagog . 
1890. 
Totatyus 
7T— 
eu. 
melanol/ncus . 
0 c t. 6 
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Seven seen late this afternoon at the Outlet. There were two ^ 
sets of thre^eaeh and a single bird.I killed both sets of them and 
found that all but one were old birds. They were all tame enough 
tp permit an approach within close gun range while one (an adult 
bird) was nearly devoid of fear that I found it almost impossible 
to make it fly. We ran the boat ashore within ten feet of it but 
it merely raised its head , walked a few steps, and began feeding 
again. At length I shot one of the others firing directly over its 
head the muzzle of the gun being certainly within six or eight feet 
of it but the bird merely opened and shut its wings and sounded its 
shrill whistle a few times. I watched it feed for a long time. It Wdlln&L 
slowly along the shore keeping the head below the line of the back 
most of the time. When it picked up anything the body was tilted 
forward, the legs being seldom bent appreciably. Once it waded 
out into the water up to its belly and repeatedly plunged the whole 
head and neck beneath the surface. 
These Yellow-legs came into the marshes late in the afternoon 
but also in the early morning. They appear at a an immense height 
and circle for a time on set wings whistling loudly then scale 
down. Frequently they pass on to the S. without stopping 
