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UPTON, MAINE 
1874 
August 22 - 24 
of Calidris and they resembled that bird a good deal on wing, 
looking, however, considerably smaller. In their manner of 
circling about over the water they reminded me somewhat of a 
miniature gull. They lit frequently on the surface in the 
middle of the lake although the waves were running quite high. 
One of them passed near the boat and I shot at it but missed: 
the next instant I was much amazed to see It suddenly start up¬ 
wards in pursuit of a small moth which it chased eagerly for 
some distance but without succeeding in catching it. Saw also 
a pair of Chroi, bonapartii In im. plumage. Lewis Brown was on 
the boat: he had been up the Megalloway above Parmachany on an 
exploring expedition. Wm, Henshaw with his wife and sister ar¬ 
rived on the stage In the evening, 
_M U3t 23 » (Sunday) Clear and a fine day. In E.M. sat about 
the house, read and etc. Spent most of P.M. in letter writing, 
£M U3 tL£f» °lear and cool. Started at 8 o'clock with S. and 
Mr. Godwin for a tramp in to "the sluice" which we reached by 
11. Pished there until 4 P.M. when we started out. G. and my¬ 
self took in all about 50 small fish only one (my take) reach- 
ing a pound weight. Saw three broods of partridges, but as they 
were uncommonly wild and I had nothing but my rifle I did not 
kill any. One brood of about a dozen rose from an open clearing 
among the ferns, going up one or two at a time and had I had my 
br. loader I think I could have got 5 or 6 down on the ground 
at once. S, spent most of the day shooting along the path and 
bagged an adult 6 Tetrao Can. with a number of smaller birds. 
