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specimens (both last May), no doubt partly due to the fact 

 that I left the Tuskar rock before the bird appeared. 

 Mr. Barrington received nine between 1887 and 1889. I 

 therefore not only proportionately received more, but 

 obtained them during the same spring and from the same light- 

 station, whereas Mr. Barrington's were all obtained in 

 different years, except in 1893, when two were received 

 during the same spring, " and these were killed at adjacent 

 stations, Arklow South and Blackwater Bank lightships, 

 on consecutive nights, the i6th and 17th May." But it 

 may be noted that Mr. Barrington never obtained more 

 than one from a single station. This shows to what an 

 extent the bird was overlooked by the light -keepers. My 

 two specimens were collected on May 9th and 17th re- 

 spectively, and I am indebted to Mr. Power, light -keeper, for 

 so kindly saving them and forwarding them to me. He 

 captured the earlier specimen and Mr. Glanville the later one. 

 With the earlier specimen immigrating on the 9th May were 

 Willow Warblers, Garden Warblers, Sedge Warblers, White- 

 throats, and Swallows, specimens of all of which were sent. 

 On May 17th a Skylark and a Sedge Warbler were also 

 collected at the lantern and sent to me. Had I been able 

 to remain on the Tuskar rock for the vernal migration of 

 the Spotted Flycatchers, which appears not to set in till 

 May, I feel sure that I would have secured many more 

 specimens and made many observations to substantiate the 

 frequency of the occurrence of this common little bird 

 during its immigratory movements in the vicinity of 

 light-stations. 



In conclusion, I wish to express again my sincere thanks 

 to the Commissioners of Irish Lights for so kindly granting 

 me permission to take up my abode again at this famous 

 bird-observatory, and I acknowledge with much gratitude 

 the cordial hospitality shown me and the aid so cheerfully 

 given me in my work by Mr. Glanville, principal light -keeper, 

 and his staff of assistants. 



Tuskar Light-station, Co. Wexford. 



