June 26 - 1874 Vantucket Mass. moments they would begin again. She finally led them off into a thicket of tangled briars where I could not follow. In one shot was squattling on a broad lily leaf when first killed had a blood red knob or protuberance on the base of the upper mandible; this, poor thrunk away after death. June 26 Left Boston at 11.30 for Vantucket via Woods Hole, with E. J. Maynard. Had a pleasant boat across the Sound on the steam 'Island Home', arrived at the island at 7 P.M. Took board at Mrs Stasbeck's on Darling St. Saw nothing of note on the passage save slept multitudes of terns as we approached Vantucket. A few saw them all the way across though they were far more about, when the land. June 27 Clear and quite warm north E. wind which is remarkably soft & pleasant here. Started off after breakfast striking towards South Beach. For an hour or two saw nothing worth shooting but finally coming out of a large 'codwisher'