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in 1877 there was a flight and in 1878 a smaller flight*2 i^ i879 

 there were no birds, but the next three years there were some ; 

 in 1882 two hunters on Nantucket shot 87 Eskimo Curlew in one 

 morning, while at about the same time another hunter on Mar- 

 tha's \"ineyard killed about 70 of them'". In 1883 there was a 

 large llight August 26'-, while on August 30 of that year the last 

 great flight of Eskimo Curlew and Golden Plover occurred on 

 Cape Co(H-'. There were a few birds in 1884, 1885, 1886 and 

 1887, a number in 1888 and 1889, again a few birds in 1890, 1891 

 and 1892. while in 1893 a single bird was shot^- and another 

 seen""'. One bird was seen in the Boston market in 1894^^^ ^yy^ 

 were killed at Chatham in 1895'". none were seen in 1896, eight 

 in 1897, and two in 1898+-. At Chatham Beach one was killed in 

 1897, four in 1899 and the last one on September 13, 1900'o. In 

 1898 one was seen at Dennis, m 1900 one was killed at Eastham"^ 

 and in 1901 birds were killed at Ipswich"*'* and on Prince 

 l^dward Island'". In October, 1902, two were obtained in the 

 Boston market and one of them came from Massachusetts"^*. In 

 1908 two were sliot at Newburyj^ort. Massachusetts. August 27, 

 and one of them was saved'"'. 



In New York State the Eskimo Curlew was seen or taken 

 every year, except 1888, from 1885 to 1891 ; the last record for 

 that state being about 1896"''. ]n early days there were flights 

 of many thousands of these birds on Long Island, where they 

 v.ere known as "Futes," at long intervals during heavy easterly 

 storms, but not in recent years^". In twelve years this bird was 

 met with only four times by N. T. Lawrence, viz.: September 

 12, 1875, September 10, 1876, and September 26. 1884, two on the 

 latter date'"*. In .Maine, a female was shot at Pine Point, Sep- 

 tember 23. 1901. and two were shot at Hog Island, Hancock 

 County, in Se])Lember, 1909. one on ilic 2(1 and one on the 14th, 

 both specimens being preserved'" '■'. 



"Job, H. K. Wild Wings, pp. 207-208, 190.5. 



"Townsend, C. W. IMrds of Essex County. 



''Mayer, J. E. Auk. xxvi, p. 77, ];)0!). 



"Eaton, E. H. Birds of New York. i. HUG. 



'"Braislin. W. C. Prnc. Linnaean Soc. New York, p. C4. 1907. 



'''Lawrence, N. T. .\uk, ii, p. 273, lS8.i. 



'"Knight, O. W. Auk, xxvii, p. 79, 1910. 



