'^9^-1 Mackay on the Iludsonian Curlew. ^Ar 



T. a. paUasii, first January 31 ; next and last, Feb. 10; total 3 

 233- Merula migratoria. American Robin. -Abundant migrant- oc- 

 casionally seen, but not common, in winter. 



res?dtnf.'^''^ ''^"'' ^^^'^''^'^^- " Common migrant and rare summer 

 _ Since this list was prepared last winter I am able to record the follow- 

 ing birds from this locality, all of which (with the exception of the Ibis) 

 no doubt occur regularly during migration in Bexar County 



235. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. 



236. Gelochelidon nilotica. Gull-billed Tern. 



237- Aythya marila nearctica. Bllebill. Scaup Duck. 



238. Erismatura rubida. Ruddy Duck. 



239. Anser albifrons gambeli. White-fronted Goose. 



240. Plegadis guarauna. White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



241. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. Long-billed Dowitcher. 



242. Tnnga bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. 



SuMMARv.— The total number of birds I have myself observed 

 exchisive of Swans, Grebes, Gulls, Terns and others which have 

 been seen but not identified, is two hundred and forty-two 

 Of these eighty-four are known to breed within thirty miles of San 

 Antonio. About thirty species may be considered as common 

 residents all the year round. Of the total number about one half 

 occur as regular migrants. It would be a difficult matter to 

 classify the whole, with any degree of satisfaction, as so many of 

 the migrants are also winter or summer residents more or less 

 numerous. Then there are the regular summer residents, which 

 leave in the fall, and are not counted with the transients, though 

 many of them pass on further north. Lastly there are the rare 

 stragglers and occasional visitors which have appeared at differ- 

 ent times of the year. 



HABITS OF THE HUDSONIAN CURLEW IN 

 MASSACHUSETTS. 



BY GEORGE II. MACKAY. 



Of the various shore birds which are visitants to New Eng- 

 land during migration the most difficult to take, on account of i'ts 

 extreme vigilance, is the Hudsonian Curlew {Numcnius hud- 

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