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of them to the late Mr. Glennon, and he then showed me another, which 

 he told me had been killed from a flock in the Co. Donegal on the I7tli, 

 the day after I got mine. The birds were following the course of the 

 Shannon, flying north. I gave the third specimen to Major Newton, 

 R.A., who sent it to his brother, Alfred Newton, Esq., so well known 

 for his work on eggs. I saw between sixty and seventy in all." 



From the foregoing notes on .skuas seen on their southern 

 migration, and from the fact that my brother, when residing 

 on Bartragh island from February, 185 1, to December, 1855, 

 observed skuas every October passing over Bartragh, and 

 crossing the country to the south-west, I think it may be 

 safely inferred that the line of flight of a part of the southern 

 migration is along our north-west coast until Killala Bay is 

 reached, and then, to avoid the longer course round the rugged 

 coast-line of Mayo and Galway, they enter Killala Bay, and 

 taking the shorter and more direct course over Bartragh, con- 

 tinue their south-west route across the countr}^ and striking 

 on the coast again, probably at Galway Bay, continue their 

 flight to the south. 



It may also be noted that the skuas were never seen in 

 any large numbers, unless during very stormy w^eather occur- 

 ring in October : and that if the w^eather was calm and fine 

 during that month, only a few straggling birds w^ere seen, 

 probably birds not strong enough to keep up with the main 

 flight. 



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Recent donations comprise a magnificent pair of Crown Cranes from 

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