Shore Birds of Oape Cod. 
JohnC.Cahoon. 
lied Phalarope, Crijmophihts fulicarius (Linn). 
Whale Bird on Cape Cod. A rare spring mi- 
grant. This bird arrives in the spring at the 
same time as the following species ( Phalaropus 
lobatus ) with whom it associates in its mi- 
grations, and like the latter is not regular in its 
appearance on the Cape coast. 
• Q.&O. XIII, Aug. 1888 p. 12JL. 
October 9th I shot a Red Phalarope in a small 
fresh water pond near Salt Meadows, and on 
November 2nd a second one in a channel be- 
tween the flats and the outer beach. This bird 
is a rare visitor to our Cape Cod coast, and 
I have never before seen one in the autumn. 
O <fcO. XIII. Deo. 1888 p.189 
A fine specimen of the Red Phalarope in full plu- 
mage was shot on May 15th,' 1888, at Marshfiel , 
Mass. 
O.&O. XIIl.Deo.1888 p.ff/ 
Cry.nophilus fulicarius. Red Pii \L AR.oea.-On October 25, 1890, a 
Red Phalarope (in the gray plumage) was shot near the ‘No Bottom 
Pond,’ on the outskirts of the town. Only one was seen. This is the 
first time to my knowledge that C. fulicarius has been taken here 
have in the past taken P. lobatus (September 20, 1870) and P tricolor 
(August 31, 1889) on the island.-GEORGE H. Mackay. Nantucket , 
Mass. ftll. Jan. 1891 . P /•*> • 
Notes on Certain Water Birds 
George H. Mackay. 
in. Mass. 
1894 J Mackay, Notes on Certain Water Birds. 22^ 
Mi. Marcus W. Dunham of Tuckernuck Island informed me 
that on May 2, 1893, he saw a good many Red Phalaropes 
( Crytn op Zulus fulicarius ) between Muskeget and Tuckernuck 
Islands. Auk XI. July. 1804 p. 226 
JZ ? i'fssys. 
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulcarius) .— On May 2, 1909, I shot a male 
specimen on the Guerned beach, Duxbury, Mass. The bird even at that 
date was in the extreme immature or winter plumage with no trace of red. 
However a few feathers on the back were slightly tipped with tawny. 
For one or two days previous there had been a rather heavy easterly storm 
and I suppose it had been driven ashore at that time. At any rate the 
bird was not tired but strong on the wing, and furthermore was in good 
condition. It is now in my collection. Though these birds can hardly 
be called rare on our coast, they are more apt to be taken in the late 
summer or early fall rather than in the spring. 
Auk 27 . Apr-1910 p. Z'f. 
