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in the ‘Journal of the Maine Ornithological Society,’ Vol. VI, p. 16, 
the capture of a specimen of the Purple Sandpiper (Arquatella mantvna) 
at Metinic, Me., on August 11, 1902, was recorded. On August 6, 1907 
while on Metinic Green Island, I saw another specimen of this bird. It 
stood on a large rock (behind which the greater part of my body must 
have been concealed from it), within three yards of me. 1 observ ^ d 
critically, then tried to catch it; it flew readily, but showed the flight 
feathers to be faded and worn, and nearly ready to be moulted. Its tame- 
ness was in part due, I believe, to the drenchii^ram which was falling 
Arthur H. Norton, Portland, Me. Q •, 7 
