317 Arrivals Petrochelidon hermyfrons - 1 8' Ground (??) Gambetta melanoleuca - 2 8' 1876. Tuesday May 2 Clear with high N. wind. Now early and took the train to Concord, got gun boat at Butttricks and started down river. Landed about the middle of the great meadows and started to beat for snipe when I espied two Gambetta melanoleuca feeding on the edge of a pool. Calling in the dog I walked up (for there was no cover) to within 30 yds. and killed both at a shot. They were in fine spring plumage and proved on dissection to be both males. Shot the rest of the way down without seeing anything but returning to the boat "Shot started off up the meadows and came to a fine point" Hurrying up to him I started about ten snipe that were lying around him killing one and missing two more. Afterwards just up thru shore near the same place killing two and missing one, Shot also a Petrochela humifrons and two H. horrescens. Starting again down river I rowed to below Balls Gill where I took lunch in a pretty little sunny cove. Saw nothing here excepting a Bandion Carolinensis and numerous D. coronata et phalacris. Returning to the main meadows Shot found and pointed handsomely two more birds both of which I killed. Here I also shot a crow at quite long range. Reaching Butttricks at 3:30 I started for the depot but when crossing the "Red bridge" Shot ran out into the meadows and pointed a snipe which after firing three times at with no 3 shot I bagged. Saw three gray quails Bag of W. B. Snipes 6 - mini, yellow legs 2