whistled, they for the most part came with a many flutter going off in fima. They were nearly through the mouth. Afterwards beat on a good extent of promising looking ground without starting a feather! Padded home, I Shooting a ring duck by th way, and reached the hom by noon. On the P.M. beat one [illegible] along the Cifer road and Started a brood of Y. grouse passing two flying shots & killing a bird on the ground. At the mouth of the river this morning saw two Calco Hawsin chasing one another across the corn, flying easily and very unlike swallows. Saw also several very large flocks of Gris. Purpureus. Sept. 11 Clear and a lovely day. After breakfast tramped on to the Elmwood clearing with S. and R. Wilson. On the Stony road started a very large Bubio Vis. and fired three shots at him, killing him. I thought, with the last bit as he scaled down into some thick brush I could not find him. Beyond the farm I came across a brood of Y. grouse in the path, shot them in two shots hitting, and afterward two more flying in three shots. Took a very fine Vireo Phil. It was among a large flock of martins & in a high teach tree. S. shot a Sitta Carolinensis. Saw D. Bla[c]culus, Carola Ans.