1892.] Gctierat Noies. ^99 



Anas carolinensis and Gallinago delicata in Winter. — Mr. John B. 

 Rodgers brought into the Qiiincj Market, Boston, Mass., on February 2, 

 1S92, one Green-winged Teal, and four Wilson's Snipe, which he had 

 shot at West Barnstable, Cape Cod, Mass., probably a day or so before. 

 Both the Teal and the Snipe were very fat. — George H. Mackay, Nan- 

 tucket^ Mass. 



The Migration of Charadrius dominicus in Massachusetts in 1891. — 



Nantucket Island, August 20, 1891. — First arrival of American Golden 

 Plover late this afternoon, about twenty in the flock. The next flock to 

 appear was a dozen or fifteen on the 28th. Some were heard passing 

 over the town on the night of the 27th. The weather since the 20th had 

 been warm and humid with light southwest wind, with considerable fog 

 which was very thick during the night and late afternoon, clearing up 

 during the daytime. I drove constantly over the Plover ground, but no 

 birds had landed. I saw two and shot one on the 29th. 



August 30. — The wind was northeast at daylight and it was raining; later 

 it backed all around the compass to northeast again, raining continuously 

 all day, with considerable wind at times, and at others calm. Some Plover 

 were heard whistling as they passed over the town last night and a very few 

 landed, two or three flocks being seen the next day. August 31, I was 

 on the Plover ground at daylight; the sky was lowering and atmosphere 

 misty, almost rain ; wind steady northeast all day. I had anticipated a 

 landing of Plover, but was disappointed, only a few birds were seen. 1 

 saw one flock of thirty flying south on migration, high up. Quite a num- 

 ber passed the east side of the island tonight, but none landed. Septem- 

 ber I, the weather was about the same as yesterday, and good for landing 

 birds, but none to speak of came down. I saw this morning a flock of at 

 as least one hundred, high up, flying south on migration, also saw flocks 

 eight and thirteen, respectively, which had landed. 1 was out from early 

 morning until afternoon. 



From the last date there was nothing to note until Sept. 6, on which 

 day I was on the Plover ground at daylight; the wind was southwest and 

 there was a dense fog which had prevailed all night, good weather to land 

 the birds ; there was a rain squall at 12.30, noon, the wind backed up as far 

 as southeast, and the fog lifted over portions of the island. I saw only 

 four Golden Plover, two of which I shot; no birds were reported as having 

 been seen today. 



Sept. 7. — There was quite a hard local northeast rain today, and to- 

 night at about 8.30, a number of flocks of Plover were heard whistling 

 as they passed over the town; none landed. 



Sept. 12. — I drove over the western portion of the island ; I saw only 

 seven Golden Plover, four of which I shot from my wagon. It was a 

 calm, pleasant day with a little air from the south. One of the above 

 birds was a Palebelly (young), the first shot this season. The stomachs of 

 these birds I sent to New York where they were examined by Mr. Bueten- 

 miiller, the entomologist of the American Museum of Natural History, to 



