Limicolae in Bristol County. 
H. F. Dexter, Dartmouth, Mass. 
Golden Plover, Charadius plurialis. This 
species occurs with 11s under nearly the same 
circumstances as the previous, being on the 
whole more common in fall. 
O.&O. XII. Sept. 1887 p.M7 
JUf. jj-. 
Mr. Charles E. Hoyle of Millbury, shot, on Saturday, at a 
pond in Oxford, two of the rare Golden Plover out of a 
small flock that had been frequenting the pond for several 
days. These birds, so eagerly sought after by gunners 
along the coast during their flights southward in the fall, 
are extremely rare so far inland. They were undoubtedly 
driven in by the northeast storm of last week. 
O.&O. XI. Nov. 1886. p./ 7 J' 
Auk, XIII, Jap.. , 189.6, ^ 
The 1895 Migration of Charadnus dominicus m Massachusetts. — 
Nantucket Island. The prevailing wind on August 13 was N. W. ; on 
the 14th, east; on the 15th, S. W. ; on the 16th, S. E. ; on the 17th and 18th, 
S. W. ; on the 19th, north; 20th, N. E. and N. W.; 21st, N. W. ; 22d, N. E. 
to N. W. ; 24th, west; 25th, N. E. ; 26th, east; 27th, 28th, and 29th, N. W. 
The weather during the entire migrating period was pleasant with absence 
of storms or high winds. As a result these birds undoubtedly passed 
many miles outside of us, and only a few scattering Golden Plovers 
landed. On August 24 it was foggy outside the island with fresh 
southwest wind. The first Golden Plovers of the season were observed 
on this date, a flock of five at the west end of the island, flying towards 
the west. Two other single birds were seen at the eastern end of the 
island. On August 31 I saw a lone Golden Plover, and on September 1 
a flock of four, one of which was shot, this being the first one taken 
this season. Later in the day four others were shot, three of which 
were young birds. In all twenty-four Golden Plovers were seen. On 
September 9 a flock of forty Plovers were seen at the west end of the 
island. This flock was also seen at the east end, and was probably the 
only flock on the island. On September 19 I saw seven Plovers in a 
certain preserved field near the centre of the island. I also saw three 
others, ope of which was a young bird. These a friend and I shot. I 
heard of a small bunch of Plovers having been sent up from Tuckernuck 
on this date, but I did not see them. Up to September 15 only one 
Golden Plover had been taken on Tuckernuck Island. 
Not an Eskimo Curlew ( Numenius borealis) has been seen as far as 
I (lave been able to learn this season. I have made repeated inquiries 
in fhe large Faneuil Hall Market in Boston, but have failed to learn of 
any Eskimo Curlew, and of but a few Golden Plover which had been 
taken on Cape Cod and at Ipswich, Mass. This meagre record is all 
I have to report for the season of 1895. — George H. Mackay, Nantucket, 
Mass. 
The i8g8 Migration of the Golden Plover ( Charadrius dominicus) and 
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) in Massachusetts. — I have little to 
communicate this year regarding the movements of these birds going 
south. Their scarcity here for a number of years past is most discourag- 
ing. During the migrating period weather favorable for their landing 
occurred several times, notwithstanding which only scattering birds have 
been noted. Personally I have not seen any flying. As far as I am aware 
the first Golden Plovers seen on Nantucket this season were four birds 
on August 12. On August 18, a flock containing about twenty-five birds, 
was reported to have been seen, two of which were said to be Eskimo 
Curlews. (As far as I know these two birds were the only ones seen 
during the entire season.) On August 28, three Golden Plovers were 
seen at the extreme west end of Nantucket Island, one of which was 
killed. On September 1, twelve were seen flying south on migration; 
on September 12, wind northeast and cold, a flock of Plovers estimated to 
contain sixty birds, were said to have been seen at the north side of Nan- 
tucket. On this same date eleven Plovers were killed from a flock of 
sixteen on Tuckernuck Island. These birds were sent to me; ten of 
them were young, the other was an adult. On September 15 seven 
young Plovers were seen at the eastern end of Nantucket, two of which 
were shot. On September 16, thirteen young birds were shot at the 
eastern end of the island. On Marthas Vineyard I have heard of but two 
Plovers being taken, one a young bird too emaciated to eat; no Eskimo 
Curlew seen. I have made enquiry of several of the large game dealers 
in Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, and have only learned of a stray Golden 
Plover or so, and not any Eskimo Curlew. The spring shooting of both 
these birds in the West, as also of the Bartramian Sandpipers, is to be 
greatly deplored. — George II. Mackay, Nantucket, Mass. 
Auk, XVI, April, 1899, p. tie. 
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