Nantucket 1875 M. hirundinus, Hali pretiosa. Stema paradisa Van. Hudson 195 Sept. 22 which I missed with both barrels. this flight is rather slow & very like that of Barnants Sandpipers at Smiths' Point found terns in multitudes, saw at least 500 in one flock- and shot some 10 or 12 all S. hirundo excepting two an adtt & young of S. paradisa. Saw numbers of the latter species but they were very shy; the young utter a peculiar tilb-tinny note and also the melow's hew of the adtt. Saw from 6 or 8 Aeg melodus and shot 2 both birds of the year. Saw also a single Larus atricilla & numbers of adtt & young K. agelatus. A flock of Mel velutina also passed high over my head. Anthus ludovicianus was also present in moderate numbers. Came back by a circuitous route & passed a most delightful afternoon. Along the edges of the fresh water ponds I shot one each of Y. Boraparti and Micro. hirundinus; the forme was alone, the latter feeding in a flock of G. pusillus; its motions were very like those of the yellow leg Saw some flaepus / Circus lud. numbers, Phyl columbarius & Stu. magna numbers, etc. While driving across one of the "commons" a small bird started in front of the horse, from among the scanty grass & sweet fern & lighted a little ways,