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Two Unusual Massachusetts Records. — On October 20, 1910, Mr. 

 T. C. Wilson, of Ipswich, brought me a young male Clapper Rail (Rallus 

 crepitans crepitans). It was shot in the salt marshes of that town near 

 the Poor Farm, and was a young bird of this season. This seems to be 

 the second authentic Massachusetts record. 



Three Spoonbill Ducks (Spatula clypeata) came into Wenham Lake, 

 Massachusetts, on October 15, 1910. I secured all of them. There are 

 only two other records of this duck at Wenham from 1899 until the present 

 date. All three specimens were males. — J. C. Phillips, Wenham, Mass. 



Old Records for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. — In looking over 

 my note books recently I came across a few entries which seem to me 

 sufficiently interesting to record in 'The Auk,' and which may possibly 

 be of use for future reference. 



Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. While out shooting at the western 

 part of the island a number of years ago, I heard a shot close at hand, and 

 on driving up I found Mr. Eschevria (a regular summer resident) standing 

 near the shore of the Reedy Pond. I found be had just killed a Long-billed 

 Curlew (Numenius longirostris) . I carefully examined the bird, which he 

 offered to give me, but which I declined. In all the years I have been 

 shooting on the island this is the only authentic instance that I am aware 

 of that it has been taken here, and I therefore desire to record it. I regret 

 now that I did not make a note of the date of capture. It was, however, 

 in August or September. 



November 5, 1875. Shot one Pintail Duck (Dafila acuta). 



October 4, 1877. Shot two Red-backed Sandpipers (Pisobia alpina 

 sakhalina) . 



September 23, 1878. Two Passenger Pigeons (Ectopisles migratorius) , 

 in immature plumage, on the outskirts of Siasconset Village. 



August 31, 1889. Shot one Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes ery- 

 throcephalus) , in immature plumage, apparently born on the island. 

 September 23 saw a young bird, on November 23, saw another, and on 

 September 10, 1881, shot one. 



October 2, 1880. Saw six Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) in the north head 

 of the Hummuck Pond and shot three of them; they were not in full 

 plumage. 



February 22, 1891. Saw five or six Meadowlarks (Sturnella magna). 



August 25, 1884. Shot one Marbled Godwit {Limosa fedoa), the only 

 one I have heard of there. 



August 19, 1888. Saw two Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) . I 

 have seen several others, but have not the dates. 



August 21, 1892. Shot one Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa hcemastica); 

 had some red feathers on the breast. 



Februaiy 21, 1892. We shot a Loon (Gavia immer) to-day from the Jetty, 

 which had scarcely any feathers on the wings; the bird could not possibly 

 have flown. I took it to be a case of moult. 



