'S92-] Mackay on the Hiidsoiiian Ciirlc-v. 



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1S7S. July 26.— Shot two, saw a small llock. 



" Aug. 26.— Shot two, all I saw. 



" Aug. 27. — Shot one. 



" Sept. 20. — Shot one. 

 iSSo, July 21.— First birds shot (two). 



July 25.— Shot four; there are two flocks living here (Nantucket), 

 one in the east, and one in the west part of the island. 

 iSSo, Aug. I. — Shot three. 

 iSSi, Aug. 6.— First birds shot. 



" Aug. 8. — Shot one, saw ten. 



" Aug. 9. — Shot one. 



" Aug. II. — Shot two, saw four or five. 

 1S82, July 26. — First birds shot (two), saw twenty. 



'• July 28. — Shot five, saw thirty. 



" Aug. 26.— Shot one. 

 1883. — No record of any. 



1884, July 22.— First birds shot, one flock here. 



1885, Aug. 16. — Shot three, saw twenty- four. 

 " Aug. 23. — Shot one, saw eight. 



" Sept. 2. — Shot one. 

 18S6. — No notes. 



1S87, August. — Shot three, saw eight, no date. 

 18SS, Aug. II.— Shot two. 



1889, Aug. 4. — Saw a flock of about thirty, shot one. 

 " Aug. 25. — A few, shot one. 



" Sept. 22. — Saw two and shot both. 



1890, July 16. — First birds seen. 

 ♦• July 27.— Saw thirty-three. 



" Aug. 2. — Saw eighteen, shot one. 

 " Aug. 10 — Shot one. 

 " Aug. II. — Saw twelve. 



1891, April 20.— Two shot at Muskeget Island. 



" April 23. — Twelve seen on Stony Point, Nantucket. 

 " July 13.— Saw four, the earliest I have known them. 

 " July 31. — Saw twenty, shot one. 



" Aug. 6. — Saw six five miles oft" Marblehead Neck, Mass., flying 

 south. 



1891, Aug. 16.— About thirty living on Tuckernuck Island. 

 " Sept. 14. — Five shot. 



1892, April 10 (.?). — One seen on or about this date. 



" June I. — One seen flying towards the east, well up; it whistled 

 twice. 



1892, June 25 (.?).— Seven seen on or about this date, Tuckernuck 

 Island. 



1892, July 17. — First bird seen, two or three heard to whistle, eastern 

 part of Nantucket; wind west by north. 



