1876 
Botaurus lentginosus. 
Middlesex County, Mass. 
Sept,11, 
Saw one shot in Bird’s Pond. 
Get. 12. 
One (Concord). 
“ 13. 
One in Concord sitting within a few yards of the 
road in an open field; as usual it held its bill point¬ 
ing nearly vertically upward. 
1879. 
Apr, 23. 
One (Belmont). 
May 1. 
In the Willowe saw one sitting in a bush about a 
foot over the \mter, erect, statuesque bill pointing 
straight upward. It remained immovable until it reali 
sed that it was seen, then took flight. Ahother, per¬ 
haps its mate, was singing on the meadow. 
