20 Mackay on the Eskimo Curlevj. [January 



1878, Aug. 25. — Slight rain this evening and night; a few Eskimo 

 Curlew landed; saw one flock of 60 or 70 birds (estimated) ; wind light, 

 north and west; on the 27th saw a flock of 50 birds (estimated). 



1879. -^Shot "0"e, and have none noted. 



1880. — Up to Sept. 10 only twelve Eskimo Curlew were shot on the 

 Island. 



1881. Sept. 2. — Tonight some Eskimo Curlew landed with American 

 Golden Plover; the wind was northeast and weather thick; saw a flock 

 of 50 on the 3d ; and 65 on the 4th. 



1882. — Have only heard of about twenty-five Eskimo Curlew during the 

 entire season. 



1883, Aug. 26. — On the night of the 25th and morning of the 26th it 

 rained, and blew vei-y hard from the northeast (northerly and north- 

 westerly weather having previously prevailed). This storm was local, as 

 far as New England was concerned. New Jersey and New Brunswick 

 also had storms, but in between these points nothing severe was noticed. 

 During the night of the 25th and next day (26th) the Eskimo Curlew 

 landed with Golden Plover, both in large numbers, and nearly evenly 

 divided as to numbers, there being rather less of the Curlew. On the 

 29th all birds had left. This was the first flight of either kind this season. 



1884, Aug. 31. — A very few Eskimo Curlew landed; wind southeast. 

 A very large flight of Golden Plover and some Eskimo Curlew passed 

 Cape Cod and Nantucket Island today, but none to speak of landed or 

 were shot at either place. The wind was southeast, light, with clear 

 weather, at the Cape, great numbers being seen passing, mostly in the 

 afternoon. It was foggy on Nantucket during the morning. 



1885. — I have not seen an Eskimo Curlew this season ; but eight having 

 been shot on the Island, these came after September 10. 



1886, Aug. 24. — Very severe thunder and lightning tonight, accom- 

 panied with severe rain, wind northeast, blowing hard; a few scattering 

 Eskimo Curlew landed with a very large number of Golden Plover. 



1887, Aug. 28. — Shot one Eskimo Curlew. 



Sept. 18. — Shot one Eskimo Curlew. Not on the Island much this 

 season. 



1888, Sept. I. — Qiiite a number of Eskimo Curlew landed this after- 

 noon, wind southwest, light, thick fog. About all the birds that landed 

 on the ist left the next morning. 



Sept. 26. — Shot one. 



18S9, Sept. II. — On this night there was considerable rain and fog, 

 with wind southeast. A small number of Eskimo Curlew landed. There 

 has been a circular storm, the northern limit of which was Long Island, 

 N.Y. ; it was considered the severest for twenty years; it came up from 

 the West Indies following the Gulf Stream, Nantucket Island only having 

 the remnants of the outside edge of it. No birds either Eskimo Curlew 

 or Golden Plover landed during the early stage of this storm, those 

 which did appear arriving when it was about over. 



Sept. 22. — I saw four, and shot one, the wind being northwest and cold. 



