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The Irish Naturalist, 



[ March, 



V. — Four Species breeding in i,o\v-eying maritime 



Localities. 



The Sheldrake breeds far up the estuary of the Shannon in 

 Clare and Limerick. 



The Sandwich Tern is at present known to breed only on 

 one island in a lake near the coast of Mayo, which is strictly 

 preserved. 



The Arctic Tern departs from its usual marine breeding- 

 habits, by nesting on inland lakes in eastern Mayo, and 

 possibly elsewhere, 



VI. — Four rarer Warblers, whose distribution is being 



GRADUALLY TRACED UP, AND WHICH ARE POSSIBLY 

 INCREASING IN IRELAND. 



In the cases of the first two species above, the many marks 

 of interrogation result from the birds having been seen in 

 summer, though the nest has not been found in those cases, 

 or, if found, then only in isolated instances. Still even this 

 amount of evidence, on good authority, in the cases of birds 



