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to some open places on my way a Collyrio borealis kept along in front of me for some time uttering a shrill rolling whistle almost precisely like the note of a Policeman's whistle only the former was only continued for five or six trills.

One of the natives soon came along and piloted me back to Kotlik by a short route. In the evening several Tringa semipalmatas were seen and Kamkoff's son brought in a beautiful specimen of Squatarola helvetica in full breeding [[?]].

Spizella monticala is common along the sloughs in the bushes. The entire day was [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] miserable showery and cold. The ice is getting very unsafe on the sloughs and is now full of holes and weak places.

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The rain stopped in the morning and a few geese and ducks Fuligula marila were seen and also a few [[?]].

About 11 a.m. I started up the [[?]] to the same place as yesterday and found that the geese were becoming quite numerous much more

Transcription Notes:
. Fuligula Marila = ducks