232 1875. Habits of the black variety of Sparrick Mass Nov. 22 - 1875. Nov. 22 Clear and cold with strong N. wind. With S. took the 8.30 Train for Sparrick and hiring a boat set off down river. Had proceeded about half a mile and was rowing close in shore when happening to glance up I saw white sailing past within about 40 yds, a fine Archibute lagopus, & picking up my gun I sent a charge of No 3 through her and dropped her dead into the river. She had been sitting on some tall oaks on the bank and had allowed us to row fairly past her bfore taking wing. Going or down river S. shot a fine adult Oamas agentatus which tried to pass by us. Coming to 'the Neck' or must espied three fin black hawks Archibute 'Sancti Johannis' suspended in the air beating the wind and scanning the ground below for minutes. Then these birds remained the entire day in this spot which must have possessed uncommon attractions for them, If we landed they immediately left, flying across to some of the other hills but within ten minutes of our departure they would return. They were so shy that for a number of trials we succeed in getting only one shot and that a very long one. In habits and motion I could not precise that they differed at all from the more common bird 'lagopus'. They spent nearly all their time suspended one on foot, and I noticed that each individual of the them had its own place to