123 
1871 . 
Sept, 3 , |! 
1875. 
Aug. 26. 
Sept, 2, 
1871. 
Aug, 22. 
' 25. 
* 28. 
1872. 
Trihgitas Bufescens. 
Tv/o taken by H.W,Honshaw. 
Two in a flock of “Peeps", feeding on the edge of 
a fresh-vrater pool on Long Island, Boston Harbor, I 
shot one, when the other flew to the elosoly-cropped sheep 
pastures on the hill above. Here I chased it about 
for a long time without getting a shot. It invariably 
stood motionless in a very erect position until I began 
to approach when it would rise and after ’‘lying a hundred 
s-ads yards or more alight again. Its flight was swift 
and-erratic; once or twice it rose to the height of 
one hunrised feet or more and performed the most surpri¬ 
sing evolutions in the air, finally darting in zig-zag 
lines to the earth v/ith almost inconceivable rapidity, 
Wiile flying past the fawn color of the under parts v/as 
conspiciious. It uttered continually v^hile flying a sin- 
glehoarse, short note very like that of Iringa mMui_ 3 ^tai. 
The stomach of the one killed was cra»"mod with grass¬ 
hoppers. 
Picked up a dead one on the hills of Long Island 
Boston Harbor. 
,SZ§. Beach , New Hampshire , 
A pair of birds which I took to be of this species 
flew about over the marsh uttering a mellow whistle en- 
rough, croaking note of Trinsa 
which they otherwise resembled. 
A single bird came to the decoys and vras shot. 
Not seen this year. 
