Middlesex County, Mass. 60 1872 April 29-30 our Block island, killing two of them; also shot a & Pigeon bank flying. April 29 Mr. G. A. Boardman called to see me to day having just returned from Florida, and among other things he told me the following facts relating to Calais Me. Being a migratory, is abundant though the winter finding both on sand beaches and rocky shores; frequently diving in deep water like Phalaropus. Has once seen Opistius agilis there. Some Spectabilis is not uncommon; breeds on Grand Manan); Has taken three black specimens of Sciurus Hudsonius in our locally. Apr. 30 Woodcock - thus love song, at Carlisle. Took the 2.30 train for Concord. Getting a team at the station I put Ginn M. at the 5 train, and we drove up to Mr. Robbins' in Carlisle trying without success for Snipe at several points on the way. Mr. Robbins a plain sensible sort of fellow expressed surprise at my coming "all the way from Boston to hear a Woodcock cry" and feared that I should be disappointed as a cold East wind made the night an unfavorable one for this performance; however about fifteen minutes after breakdown we started out and in the first few miles came to old "Dodge" pointed a flushed Woodcock that ran with the usual white though it was now guite darkly; shortly after coming round the base of a hill Mr. Dodge suddenly exclaimed "There's one got last and listening intently I heard a harsh cry sounding at a distance, very like the note of Scolopax rusticus in a few moments we heard the whistling of wings as the bird rose to the vast prospect I saw him dimly outlined against the