282 
1868. 
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Podilymbus podieeps, 
Middlesex Covinty, Mass, 
Sept, 14 
Throe (Fresh Pond), 
• 15. 
Shot two on the Glacialis, one an adult v^ith a black 
throat patch. 
• 26. 
One (Fresh Pond), 
Oct. 1. 
Several on Fresh Pond the last. They are exeeed- 
ln§ly difficult to shoot diving and only shov/ing a por¬ 
tion of the head above v/ater and often disappearing all- 
together, ho-#ever smooth the surface may bo. When not 
apprehensive of danger they float lightly showing more of 
the body than many of our Bucks, It is difficult to 
force them to flyj when they do so , however, they r iso 
rather awkv/ardly but when fairly started proceed swiftly 
with the neck stretched out to its full length the head 
continually turning from side to side. 
1869. 
Oct. 11, 
Abundant on Concord River during the past week, Tl« 
stomach of one which I examined contained a bream nearly 
five inches in length besides the invariable pellet of 
feathers, 
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One has taken up his abode in a certain cove in Fresh 
Pond, whore he has been seen daily for nearly a month. 
He is so exceedingly shy and cunning that no one can 
shoot him. 
1871-. 
Sept, 15-. 
Throe (Fresh Pond). 
Oct. 30, 
They have been abundant for the past two weeks. 
One shot at Concord to-day has been seen in the same 
place in the river for a month past. It was very fat. 
1874-. 
July 21. 
Saw one swimming in Charles River, Waltham. 
1876, 
Sept,27, 
Shot one on Concord River. It was rather tamo. 
1879. 
Oct, 6* 
Danv ? playing about in oan- 
aS kil J/ 'Without difficulty 
T ? ona with each barrel. For some time prevloL 
y 1 watched them from the bushes bordering the bank 
Tnl continually dfving and swim- 
ing about. Sometimes one would chase another for a 
waron d "‘“'O’- '«»-o shyer; one of them 
whicrhe hod of floating vegetation into 
wnien tie swam as I approached, diving there as frof^iv 
P- The two that I killed had the irideshasel, the 
