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sionally comes to the sea, and in January 1889 a dozen 

 were seen together in Lame Lough. 



Tubinares. — The *Storm-Petrel breeds in one or two 

 islands off the Antrim coast, but it is chiefly known here 

 as an uncommon straggler after a storm. Many were found 

 inland after the storm of September 1891, and it is not 

 very uncommon to see single birds on Lough Neagh in 

 autumn. It is rarely seen on Belfast Lough. The Fork- 

 tailed Petrel is only known as a rare visitor after storms ; 

 many were picked up locally after the great storm of 

 November 1881, and in September 1891 still more were 

 killed by the storm. This great storm also brought us the 

 second Irish example of Wilson's Petrel. This exceedingly 

 rare wanderer was captured alive in a field at Mossvale, 

 Co. Down, near Dunmurry, on 2 October, 189 1, and is 

 now in the possession of E. J. Charley, of Seymour Hill, 

 Dunmurry. The only claim the Great Shearwater has to 

 a place on our list rests upon one which was observed by 

 R. Lloyd Patterson outside Strangford Lough on 1 1 June, 

 1887. The Sooty Shearwater has only been obtained twice 

 in Ireland : our local specimen was shot off Bangor, Co. 

 Down, on 29 September, 1869, by J. R. T. Mulholland. 

 First announced as a Great Shearwater, it was afterwards 

 recognised to be a Sooty Shearwater, and is in the possession 

 of R. Lloyd Patterson. Rathlin Island is the only place in 

 our district where the *Manx Shearwater is known to breed; 

 but from July to October it is frequently seen in our loughs, 

 and may be regarded as a regular autumn visitor. The 

 Fulmar is very rare, having only occurred three times; the 

 last on Rathlin, 2 September, 1889. 



Appendix I. 



Birds which have wandered to our district, but are not 

 now admitted to the Irish list : 



American Black-billed Cuckoo. — The only specimen 

 ever obtained in the British Isles (and second in Europe) 

 was shot by Dr. Rea of Belfast, in the parish of Killead, 

 Co. Antrim, 25 September, 187 1. 



Egyptian Goose. — Has been obtained in a few instances 

 in both counties. 



