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Most of these cats were brought over ostensibly to drive the rats out of 

 the hunters' shacks ; but upon being left to themselves, they have become 

 practically wild. The old spark of the tiger family has begun to glow 

 within them, and the birds diminish season after season. It certainlv 

 seems a shame that there could not be some law enforced prohibiting the 

 bringing of cats to Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. 



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The Bartramian Sandpiper — Is It Coming Back? 



LAST May I heard that two or three pairs of Bartramian Sandpiper were 

 seen on the old breeding grounds some twenty, miles north of 

 Bangor, Me. These birds bred there very abundantly twenty years 

 and more ago, but have diminished and disappeared altogether for several 

 years past. I visited the place on May 5th. during a deluge of rain, but suc- 

 ceeded in taking one nest with four eggs and the female parent. Photograph- 

 ing the nest in situ was out of the question on account of the downpour, 

 which continued all day long. This set of four eggs is unusual in richness 

 and beauty of coloring, all showing very large dark blotches, the like of 

 which has not been seen in this species so far as I can learn, and the set has 

 been examined by many expert oologists, including Mr. Edward Arnold. I 

 thought at the time that this might be the last stand of the Bartramian 

 Sandpiper in Eastern North America, but there is reason to hope that the 

 bird may be on the increase, as it is known to have bred in New Jersey and 

 Western New York last year. On August 1st of this year half a dozen.were 

 seen in Floral Park on the edge of the Hempstead plains. One was taken 

 and is recorded in this issue of The Warbler among Long Island Bird 

 Notes. Several were also seen at Flowerfield during the first two weeks of 

 August. 



