240 THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



" To the good Jesus of the mountain the devotees 

 of Lisbon direct their prayers, offering him one com- 

 plete set of six bells, to call the people and adore him 

 in his sanctuary. 



" Jose Domingos da Costa has done it in Lisbon on 

 the year 1810." 



The original of which reads : — 



u Ao bom Jezus do monte completao seus votos os 

 devotos de Lisboa, offerecendo lhe -Hum completo 

 iogo de leis sinos para chamar pos ovos adontto no sen 

 santuario. 



" Joze Domingues Dacosta offez em Lisboa no anno 

 de 1810." 



Ornithology. 



See Gunning. 

 The compiler begs to acknowledge his indebtedness 

 to Mr. Herbert S. Sweet, who has so kindly furnished 

 this very valuable contribution on the ornithology of 

 the island. Mr. Sweet, having made the science a life 

 study, is without doubt the best ornithologist we have, 

 and the following article will therefore be read with 

 confidence by all who are fond of the study of birds. . 



The ornithology of Nantucket is of course very 

 incomplete, little local interest being shown in the 

 subject. Nevertheless, Nantucket furnishes a rare 

 field for the study of migratory birds, it being the 

 last place they leave after their season in the regular 

 breeding places farther up the coast. From Nantucket 

 they pass to the capes below into warmer weather. 



I have met with the following specimens, many of 



