"Cyanus migratorius" Jan. 23 - 1875- Feb. He also saw large numbers of Robins and at one place at least 30 flying through the oak woods in a close body. They were very shy and silent. On the way back just at sunset a Shrike came gliding out of the woods ahead in fierce pursuit of a Goldfinch (2) but through I watched them through numerous doubling until out of sight I did not see the sequel. The Cyanura was killed under rather peculiar circumstances: it darted into a small thick pine at our approached from which it was impossible to dislodge it, and quite as impossible to get a good enough light for and a quick shot; as it moved its position a few feet every time I got my eye on it, scoundrel me most forcibly of that gray speckled murder under grander circumstances. At length however I shot it as it sat not ten yards from the muzzle of the gun). In an older swamp we found the tracks of a burg of 6 quail death closely following one of a man and dog & further on "5 miserables" the intrusion in the dead ground by blood and feathers where one had met his death at the hand of some poaching hot hunter. The body is now about 9 inches on the limb and the striking very firm and fine. The long continuance of the great cold snap" is something quite unparalleled.