Gallinago Wilsoni, B. Staurus hant? 375 Pandion Carolinus, Sterna Caspiae Thatura pelagea et Chordulus peptus 1876. Sept 11 Took a drive up to Maynard's this P.M. On the way back saw about a dozen chimney swifts flying about our Watertown. Driving in to Birds pond Stony who was with me threw a [illegible] into the rushes and its 'plash' was responded to immediately by the piping of several rails. We also saw them at intervals topping the reeds and lighting again, find the place seemed nearly alive with them. While we were sitting in the buggy a bittern rose and after passing us within a good range was making off over the tree tops when the report of a gun was heard and it fell broken ringed on the earth. A German who had fired the shot immediately came forward and picked it up. He had shot two Bun. discuss a few minutes before in one of the red-girt posts of the place and seemed overjoyed at his good luck. Yesterday (Sunday) P.M., while driving by Fresh Pond I saw a large fish hawk circling about Cambridge smooth, Very little change has as yet come on the face of nature, and the country still bears the green sumptuous aspect of August. Every night during last week I heard the lisp of migrating warblers and on fine moonlight evening the sky seemed threaded with them, Scarcely a minute elapsed without the faint call being heard. Purdi received a fine Sterna Caspica from Winingham on the 9th. It was la bird of this year. Jim shot 3 quipe on the 10th at Concord & [illegible] Seven others,