64 General Notes. 



5. Mimus polyglottus. Mockixg-Bird. — A young male, evidently 

 a wild bird, was shot by Mr. Mackay at Nantucket, October 8, 1878. 



Besides tbe above I bave to record : — 



6. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus, Lawr. — A female was shot at 

 Easthain by Mr. Frank L. Tileston, November 2, 1878. Without presum- 

 ing to decide whether this is entitled to rank even as a variety, tbe fact 

 remains that this bird was in a very different form from the common 

 M. griseus and was shot at a period much later than the latter bird has 

 been known to appear. 



7. Limosa hudsonica. Hudsoxiax Godwit. — A female was shot 

 by Mr. Tileston on Cape Cod, November 2, 1878 ; also late in the season 

 for this species. — T. M. Brewer, Boston, Mass. 



The Frigate Pelican in Nova Scotia. — The occurrence of 

 Tachypelcs at/uila so far from its usual range is a note of much interest, 

 the only instance previously recorded of its capture as far north even as 

 New England being a specimen taken at Faulkner's Island, Long Island, in 

 1859.* 



Mr. Andrew Downs of Halifax, N. S., to whom I am indebted for the 

 following information concerning its capture, writes me: "The Frigate 

 Bird which I sent to Boston was shot October 1G, 187G, outside of Halifax 

 Harbor. It is the only one which has ever been seen here, and was driven 

 here by a strong southwest gale. It was very warm weather for the time 

 of year." The specimen, which is a fine adult male, is in the possesion 

 of Mr. Charles J. Maynard of Newtonville, Mass. — Ruthvex Ueane, 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



Fui.MARUS GEACIALIS ON THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST. — In my 



Catalogue of the Birds of New England this bird is spoken of as gener- 

 ally supposed to be found off our coast, but as unsupported by fact. 'Ibis 

 can be said of it no longer. On Monday, November 4, 18 78, I saw a liv- 

 ing specimen of it in the yard of Mr. George O. Welch of Lynn, to whom 

 it had been sent to be mounted for the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. 

 James W. Milncr writes me that this specimen of the Fulmar Petrel was 

 taken by Captain William Sweet of the fishing-schooner Grace C. Ilad- 

 ley, " on a cod-book, on the eastern part of George's Bank, which is a very 

 lit tit' south of east of Boston, and certainly belongs to the New England 

 coast. It was taken October 28, 1878." — T. M. Brewer, 233 Beacon 

 Street, Boston, Mass. 



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