Two II ud- 
sonian Curlew were seen early in April, and 
(e.+CP.KS. /Wcr. 
W afcer Birds, Nantucket, Mass. 
Geor rre H. Mack ty. 
Gesei'al Notes, 
Numenius hudsonicus. — A Hudsonian Curlew was seen on or about j 
April io, 1892 (I cannot fix the exact date), flying towards the west. It 1 
had probably been here for several days. 
Auk 9 , July, 1892 . p, 306 . 
General Notes, 
Stray Notes from vicinity of Muskeget 
Island, Mass. George H.Mackay. 
Numenius hudsonicus. — Nantucket Island, July 17, 1893. The first 
Jack Curlew were observed today. They were at the western extremity 
of the island. Two birds were seen first, and soon afterwards twenty-two 
more. On the 23d two birds were seen towards the western, and twenty-four 
towards the eastern part of tlie island, and I lean to the opinion that they 
are the same birds noted on the 17th.— George H. Mackay, Nantucket , 
Mass. Auk X.Oct. 1893 p 370-71. 
General Notes. 
Numenius hudsonicus. — Nantucket, July 23, 1894. The first Hud- 
sonian Curlew, or ‘J ac ks,’ this season were seen to-day, — nine birds on 
Eel Point. They were again observed at the same place on July 29. 
There are fewer here this season than usual — in fact I have never known 
so small a number. — George H. Mackay, Nantucket, Mass. 
Auk XII. Jan. 1895 p. 77 
Shore Birds of Cape Cod. 
John C. Cahoon. 
Hudsonian Curlew, Numenius Hudsonicus , 
(Lath.) Jack Curlew on Cape Cod. A tolera- 
ble common spring and a common summer mi- 
grant. It arrives singly or in pairs from the 
middle to the last of May. It does not seem to 
be in a hurry to continue its journey and re- 
mains later, with few exceptions, than any of 
the other shore birds. I find in my note-book 
of 1885 that a pair arrived at Monoinoy Island 
June 3rd and stopped until June 23rd. I saw 
these birds nearly every day daring that period, 
' as they “tended” quite regularly certain loca- 
j tions on the flats and beaches. In the summer 
| this bird makes an appearance by the 15th of 
July and is quite common by the last week of 
| that month or first in August. It is the most 
common between the 6th and 28th of Septem- 
ber, as during this period the flights occur. It 
is, however, irregular in its appearance. In 
coloration and habits it shows a great resem- 
blance to its long-billed relative, N. longirostris. 
It is considerably smaller and its bill is only 
half as long. This species frequents low 
beaches and bars, devouring flies, sand fleas 
and other insects which it finds about the 
bunches of seaweed thrown up by the tide and 
wind, and is often seen about the edges of the 
sedge grass on the sand and mud flats feeding 
on marine worms, shell fish and small fiddler 
crabs. It goes on to the salt marshes adjoining 
the beaches or flats to rest and feed during the 
greater part of the flood, and the first of the 
ebb tide. On the marshes it feeds on snails, 
grasshoppers and black crickets, which are 
numerous at these places. Although not a 
wary bird, in the summer and autumn it flies 
high, and its notes not being easy to imitate, a 
small number only are taken. I have, quite a 
number of different times, shot individuals on 
the flats by walking boldly up towards them 
until within shooting distance, being in plain 
sight of them while approaching. I have a pair 
of adult birds in my cabinet that were secured 
in this manner on “Brewster Flats,” in August, 
1883. O.&O. XIII. Oct. 1888 
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