July 1st 1874 Portsmouth Mass. cloth, they are rather good sky than J. S. hirundo & as a rule will hover over the dead bird of no species other than their own. I saw a large Circus hudsonius in mus. pl. this morning. E. J. Fl. got in a little catn that day with 16 G. fraserians also about 7 specimens of Ae. phoenixus all in the finest plumage I ever saw; on a C had the shoulder as red as a poor male in April; tho throat a beautiful pure rose color. July 1 Clear and warm. Wind W. Off after breakfast in the Albion Wriggled finch "maid Joan", Capt Watson Burgess. Intended to steer for Muskeget but the wind proved ahead we stood up the harbor inside of Boatne point. Landed on 2nd point where about 100 terns were flying & shot four of them. S. hudsonia, Continuing on up the bay we ran nearly within shot of a jutel which I took to be Wilson's but He convinced it looks At the head of the harbor we went ashore & I found a nest of Skua bird 3 eggs. Here I shot a fly. Dimpalmenus (adult in company with another) I saw three Eremitas Dimpalmenus A part.