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following data written on the stand by Blake Knox : "Black 

 Tern. ist. Autumn. September. Salthill Sea, ])ublin Bay. 

 Shot and stuffed, H. B. Knox. 1005." 



In the Zoologist for 1866 Blake Knox states in reference 

 to the Black Tern : " I procured a yearling bird of this species 

 in Dublin Bay this autumn." It 'is more than likely that 

 this record refers to the specimen now in my collection. 



Little Gull. Lams miitiitus Pallas. 



In the Zoologist for 1871 (p. 2646) is the following 

 record : " Little Gull in Dublin Bay and in Londonderry. — 

 A first winter example in December in Dublin Bay, and 

 another at Lough Foyle, Londonderry .^H. Blake Knox." 

 Ussher in the " Birds of Ireland " refers to this record, and 

 states that Blake Knox sent him a photograph of one of 

 the above specimens, an immature bird in his collection. 

 One of these, an immature bird mounted by Mr. Sheals, is 

 in my collection, but I have not been able to find any trace 

 of a second specimen. The stand of my specimen bears the 

 words " Dublin Bay " in red ink and underneath in blue 

 pencil similar to Sheals' signature the words "or London- 

 derry." The latter are crossed out in pencil and " London- 

 derry, to be restuffed," written in pencil, in brackets, under- 

 neath, presumably as a correction. The date, " Dec, 1870," 

 is written in red ink and also in pencil. The red ink and 

 pencil is in Blake Knox's handwriting. It would thus seem 

 that he wrote the data on the stand originally in red ink. 

 AA'hen sent to be restuffed the suggestion in blue pencil 

 was added. This Blake Knox later erased in pencil con- 

 firming the original data by repeating them in pencil. I 

 would suggest that it is possible that this confusion led Blake 

 Knox to erroneously record two birds, where really only one 

 existed. In support of this is the fact that he only sent a 

 photograph of one specimen to Ussher and that I have found 

 no trace of a second specimen now extant. 



Glaucous Gull. Lams glaucus O. Fabricius. 



A beautiful adult specimen with the data " January, 

 igoi. Belmullet," is now in my possession. Other speci- 

 mens, all immature, of this gull and of the Iceland Gull 



