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July 1 - 1874
Narruckit Man
mortem examination of the
Deigulutes revealed the fact that
it was an exhausted & that would
not have bred this year. Seth.
Tricks, was hun quite numerous
& seemed to be the only warbur on
the whole island. After a good
swim we started for the town
with the wind dead ahead.
As we passed the end of 1st pt,
we saw a number & turms
flying then so bow in to
investigate & getting a good look
shot down 5 or 6 at the first
fire. Getting on shore as
quickly as possible we killed
about 2 dozen in a few minutes
picking out as many S.
Paradise as possible. While
shooting there latter birds two
turms that we both took for them
came up & war shot down, I
killing the last & both together
pulling trigger on the first;
upon picking them up we
were amazed to find them Stone
begun an imperfect damage. Upon
examination they proved a pair
of having just laid her one
plenum of egg judging from
the oriduct & the bird spots
on the breast & abdomen.
The only note I heard was
short harsh & raucous in nearly
like that of Paradisea That