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chance to observe their habits.
Their flight was very like that
of other small birds. Coming down the lake in the steed,
and yel crooked among the leaves. I saw both species of greckies and
drew head I had heard Shoptown but found only one as he had been
in the thick pond 50 by 60 feet and about 3 inches long with very
fine of the duck was wounded in the wing and made up the bank.
and made up the bank.
Buttee Penn at a je .nno oejd
of his count I could not find him or one
a job as I .gnjooeds all with beasedg huum saw nds xeboJ
tor of the head to back .beer ed to he on the surface of the water.
ed through the last end ,eae at te eugnot edn gnireves teodt
mid through beeaq bruud I tellud tartf edt .aby yjnewt ni
-ehjw esoe ad se jona qane a yd ylfuntat mid gniffik bne const
the pond, histing him first with rifle as about 100 by 6by.
-2 of which were killed singly on the wind .gniw edf no vlgis beliki erew dolhw I
and 3 black and 2 meregamers.,t e si also jona osI I ,easemagrem a ni nool enil very a
Jeoerds poyb .bnop abrymde W .We had tsom barf .gnitooehs jneffeoxe tsem & gaityad ,tsouh 8
one of the pleasurea that I left away jaetnaaaif edt to
judoa hnd ni redmemer reve I dath aveh jaesnaaaif edt to
north wind .bniw th
August 28 - SS
took the steamboat up the lake with 2. and bezaaq dne