then our flying. Saw a flock of about 80 pigeons flying, On the wooded island at water thrush was singing most gloriously its than beautiful warble bounding all the fine from the perfect silence around. Starting down river at 1 P.M. I hoisted my sail and reached the lake horn by 5 without taking a photo with paddle or oars the whole distance. At the mouth of the river I saw small flocks of Gambetta flaps as well as a few S. melanoceca X 1 Osinga maculata. A large flock of Hirundo bicolor was also flying about the hubs! did not seen them at Upson for three weeks. Emerging into the lake I saw flying over the water four birds which I at perceived were now to me and after watching them a few moments I came to the conclusion that the words Hydrochlidon plumbea, and After chasing them about for some time I got a shot. learning the bird found that my conjecture had been correct. Shortly after I killed another then a third which was flying near around shooting down to the dead bird