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APPENDIX. 



Scops-OwL (p. 297). 



Add, a specimen obtained in co. Wexford on May 31st 1889, 

 now in the Science and Art Museum, Dublin (Zool 

 1889, p. 313). 

 Hobby (p. 337). 



Sir Edward Newton writes that on August 29th 1887 he saw 

 at Kinnaird House — about half-way between Dunkeld 

 and Grandtully — nailed to the keeper's " larder," an old 

 Hobby with three young, the latter nearly full-grown and 

 fledged, but with the down still hanging to their heads 

 and backs ; the keeper said he got them that summer 

 from a nest in a tree (Zool. 1889, p. 32). 

 Red-footed Falcon (p. 339). 



Mr. William Evans reminds me that in addition to the 

 Aberdeenshire occurrence cited, there is a young female 

 in the Edinburgh Museum which was killed at Kinghorn, 

 Fife, on September 20th 1880; and a male passing into 

 adult plumage was shot near Jedburgh in 1888. 

 Gannet (p. 353). 



Mr. Ussher informs me that the colony on the Bull Rock is 

 a small one as compared with that on the Little Skellig ; 

 but Mr. R. M. Barrington states that many birds were 

 driven away from the former by blasting operations, 

 during the erection of the light-house. 

 Purple Heron (p. 357). 



Mr. \y. Evans writes that a young female specimen, shot near 

 Prestonpans in October 1872, is now in his collection. 

 American Bittern (p. 373). 



Mr. W. Evans has examined the so-called example, recorded 

 in 'The Field' of March 4th 1871, from the Pentland 

 Hills, and informs me that it is only a Common 

 Bittern. 

 White-fronted Goose (p. 387). 



In the souf/i of Ireland this species can only be called abun- 

 dant during severe frosts (Ussher). 

 Bean Goose (p. 389). 



Less plentiful in the south of Ireland than the preceding 

 species (Ussher). 

 Sheld-Duck (p. 407). 



Exceptionally, hybrids between this species and the Mallard 

 have been produced in confinement (Zool. 1889, pp. 

 260, 314). 



