5. Mimus polyglottus. Mocking-Bird. — A young male, evidently 

 1 wild bird, was shot by Mr. Mackay at Nantucket, October 8, 1878. 



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"'hile at Nantucket Monday Aupust 12, I drc^ve out to see if 

 ^^there v/ere any biros. On the outskirts of the town a fiockmgbird 

 flev? across the road. I endeavoreci to shoot him, but he flitted 

 about so among the houses that I was unable to do so v/ithout the 

 risk of putting a charge of shot through some vandov/, and he suc- 

 ceeded in escaping. It vras apparently a vrild bird of the year. At 

 times- I was within ten yards of him. George H. Mackay, let- 



ter of A'-iRUst 14, 1889. 



"apegod, Maae . 1890. a.B. MlUer 



Mimus polyglottos.— On September ii I saw a single bird of this spe- I 

 cies near Highland Light. The bird was very shy and I was not abso- 

 lutely sure of my identification until the next day when I saw two more. ' 

 one of which I secured. Several others were seen at about the same ' 

 ■ me and place by Mr. W. M. Small of Highland Light. The specimen 

 taken .s ,n first plumage, though fully grown and evidently old enough 



Mimus polyglottos. Mocking Bird. — On November 20, 1890, while 

 driving on the western part of the island, and passing near a large 

 swamp, close to which was an unoccupied farmhouse, I saw a Mocking- 

 bird running along the ridge pole of one of the small buildings. On 

 getting out of my wagon to secure it, the bird flew into the middle of the 

 swamp and perched on the top of a bush in full sight. Although a very 

 difficult matter, owing to the water, I determined to go in after it. I bad 

 just started, when the bird flew towards me and alighted on a fence post, 

 from which 1 shot it. This is the third instance of my shooting this 

 bird here, besides seeing another flitting among the houses in the town 

 on August It, 1889. These biids were all full-grown, and probably 

 migrants, as I have never beard of their breeding on the island. They 

 have never before to my knowledge been noted here. _ 



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