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he was not a piece of driftwood. I then made a detour 
over the meadow, came out on the bank directly above him, 
and killed him as he flew off. I have been thus circum¬ 
stantial in describing the shooting of these birds for the 
reaaon that they have been given to Clark to be mounted f or 
my New England collection. 
