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Flycatchers were still migrating to the end of the month, 

 for on August 27th I collected my fifth specimen in daylight, 

 at 9.38 a.m. on the rock. 



Thus I obtained in all five specimens between August 6th 

 and 27th ; and had I nothing else to do but watch for birds 

 incessantly, except when I was eating and sleeping, I would 

 no doubt have secured a larger number. 



But with photography, microscopy, taxidermy, and 

 journal writing I was obliged to stop off my vigilations at 

 times when I imagine birds should have been at the lantern 

 or on the rock. 



Coming now to the September observations of 191 1, I 

 find that the very day after my arrival (viz., September 

 I2th), I collected a specimen on the rock about 7 p.m. 

 On the i6th inst. at 8 p.m., I collected another which struck 

 the lantern, and saw many others. Its companions on 

 emigration were Willow -Warblers, Chiff chaffs, Grasshopper- 

 Warblers, and Greater Whitethroats, specimens of all of 

 which I collected. On the 19th inst. I got a third specimen 

 at 10 a.m. on the rock, making a total collection of eight 

 specimens during the month of August and part of Septem- 

 ber ; and I made a great many observations, enough and 

 more than enough to demonstrate the frequency with 

 which this bird has appeared on emigration at the Tuskar 

 light -station. It is interesting to note that my latest 

 record is September 19th, which nearly coincides with the 

 date of capture of Mr. Barrington's specimen from Coningbeg 

 lightship — an adjacent Wexford light -station. This bird 

 was procured on September 21st. 



Linking together Mr. Barrington's records and mine, we 

 find a migration of almost continued activity going on from 

 July 30th to September 21st, and if we assume that speci- 

 mens were overlooked during one week, viz., last week of 

 September, and then add Mr. Barrington's record for 

 October 2nd, we find, as stated at the outset, that the 

 normal time covered by the emigration of the Spotted 

 Flycatcher is a lengthy one, extending for at least two, and 

 perhaps two -and -a -half months. In regard to the vernal 

 migration or immigration to Ireland of this species, I 

 beheve it also has been little observed. I received only two 



