Spnwich Nov. 8 - 1875 Brachytus paludris—Passerulus principis Nov. 8 Clear with wind N.E. and rather cold in the morning, but calm and fine in P.M. With Ston took the 8.30 A.M. train for Spnwich when we arrived at 10 A.M. "Hired a "dory" of our Wm Stone and started down river with a favorable tide, but a strong head wind. Reached the sand hills after some pretty hard paddling (on S's part) and landing went in search of Pas. principis. Had gone but a little ways when I started a Brachytus Cassini out of a little hollow; it rose with clumsy flapping and went off with dangling legs until I stopped it with a charge of dust at about 30 paces. Picking it up wounded it struck at me fiercely with its talons and erected the feathers of the head in such a way that that number looked nearly as large as one's two fists. Continuing on we reached all the hollows in vain for the "Spnwich Sparrow" but upon beating along the ridge of beach-grass above high water mark I finally started one which ran out of range and going a little way lit again; Walking quickly to the spot it ran again at about 40 yards and I saw it both barrels without apparent effect! this time it flew a long ways and though I distinctly saw it light and went directly to the spot I was unable to again flush it. After while eating lunch in a little sandy hollow back among the sand hills one of their birds flew by us twice