Nantucket. 1875. Sept. 23 P. podiceps, Albino robin 197 Clear and rather warm. Spent all the forenoon shirring the birds shot yester- day before Stark helping me on them. At three P.M. started off in the wagon with S. & B. Yuma again acting as guide. Drove in an Eastish direct- towards and to within 2 miles of Siasconset. Saw no birds worthy of mention excepting a grebe (P. podiceps) in Gibbs pond and a very fine snow white albino robin, the former bird I stalked, and shot both barrels at, nevertheless missing him; he was so completely surprised that instead of diving he flapped off along the water's edge for the middle of the pond and when some way out he stopped and sat still uttering a low & quite mellow honk almost like the call of a goose but not nearly so loud or strong. Shot also P. javanica & six C. passerinus, all of which I gave to B. Saw numbers of Colaptes, and two a Year. refus & large numbers of A. melodia. The country is very like that to the S. & W. of the town; past rolling commons. I think are said to be a few wild rabbits on the island I o. sylvaticus probably. E rows as very abundant everywhere. Black ducks remain in numbers through the winter living entirely on the sea.