Hydro, plumbea, Ibis discors, Aix sponsa, Sept.25 Clear and a lovely day. Wind S. and pretty strong. Off after breakfast in the wagon with Stone & Fisher. Saw nothing of interest until we reached Long Pond when as we were driving across the bridge two wood ducks jumped from among the rushes and I knocked one of them from the wagon, getting a chance with one bead only. The survivor was joined by a teal (Ibis discors) and both lighted in a little pond both surrounded by high grass when I stalked them both can and killed both at a shot as they sat on the water. Keeping on we had nearly reached Smith's point when a curlew (N. Hudsonicus) rose from among some moss & brack grew- a sand flat and flying only a few yards lit and squatted within 20 yds. of us when I killed him dead with a light charge of No. 8. At Smith's point we found multitudes of terns and I killed 4 Skrimids, one of them a young bird bark- able to fly. The carrying of fish about in the bill seems to be a regular habit as I saw both young & adult so engaged. Saw a few S. Paradisae but failed in getting any. Also saw distinctly a H. Plumbea flying (in a flock of the common terns). A few A. Melodius were again observed and sanding on my manner.