144 RECORDS VOLUME XII, NOV, 1920. 
sea, curved, and again came over our heads 
so close that I could distinctly see all of its 
colors and eveu its eyes. It lowered its:legs 
as 1f about to light on the deck, when it was 
frightened by some men running toward 
it, causing it to fly out over the water. It 
then headed directly for Andros, and disap- 
peared in the distance. Our. skipper, Capt. 
Sweeting, said that two of the same species 
had alighted on the ship during a previous 
voyage, both of which he had captured, put 
into a hen-coop, and taken to Key West, 
where he sold them for a dollar each. Cre- 
ole passengers, natives of the Bahamas, de- 
clared that the birds were common among 
the mangroves on Andros. 
Saturday, Nov.6. Lynn Beach, 
Pleasant. cool, 40°, with a moderate west wind. Walk 
along Lynn Beach and around Little Nahant from 2to 4. 
Birds seen:- 
1. Herring Gull, 200. 
2. Surf Scoter, 10. 
. Bufflehead, 25. 
. Greater Scaup, 10. 
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