Spruce, Mass., 45 1874 Nov. 24 but rather less harsh and loud. I found P. rivalis in large flocks & It excessively dry that it was only by careful talking that I could get a shot. As the sun was setting wild geese suddenly appeared from seaward in immense numbers, flocks of hundred with set wings flew about in circles and many alighted for a few moments on the bare pastures but the place not proving to their liking all soon rove high in air and resumed their journey Southward. As many as 500 were in sight at one and the gabbh and clashing they right of was incessant, I took 6 P. rivalis and 3 E. cornuta, I had also bought an Mr. Graculus dilophus from a man who had just shot it on the top of Earle hill as it came flying over him. Reaching the town by dark my out attracted a disagreeable amount of attention and I was subjected to a most persistent ordeal of cross questioning by the inhabitants answer whom was the reporter of the Spruce Chronicle who took my name and affirmed that he intended publishing the account of the capture in his paper. Yesterday we had a very heavy storm of snow succeeded by rain and hundreds of geese are reported to have been found in the woods in an exhausted condition.