A List of Irish Birds. 609 



CICONIID^E. 



Ciconia alba (Bechst.) White Stork. 



Has three times been obtained. Near Fermoy, co. Cork, in 1846 

 (Thompson], near the sea-shore in Wexford, in autumn of 1846 

 ( Waiters], and on Hop Island, on the river Lee, co. Cork, 

 7th August, 1866. (Zoologist, 1866, p. 524) 



IBIDID^E. 

 Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.) Glossy Ibis. 



Rare and uncertain visitor, chiefly in autumn and early winter. 

 One specimen from Longford, and three presented by the 

 Dublin Natural History Society, are in the Museum. 



PLATALEID^E. 



Platalea leucorodia (Linn). Spoonbill. 



Rare and irregular visitor, occurring on the coast, chiefly in autumn 

 and winter. Two specimens in the Museum (formerly in the 

 collection of the Dublin Natural History Society), were obtained 

 on the estuary of the Bandon River, Cork, in December, 

 1860. 



ORDER-ANSERES. 



Respecting the Birds of this family much interesting information 

 will be found in Sir R. Payne -Gallwey's Book, " The Fowler in Ireland." 

 London, 1882. 



Anser cinereus (Meyer). Grey-Lag Goose. 



Regular winter visitor, but local and rare, occurring chiefly in the 

 centre and east of Ireland. There is a colony of semi-domesti- 

 cated birds introduced about 1770, by Col. Corry, breeding 

 regularly on a lake at Castlecoole, co. Fermanagh (Thompson). 

 The Bog of Allen and a bog near Kirkiston, co. Down, are 

 mentioned as former breeding -places. A large flock frequents, 

 during winter, some fields near the Murrough of Wicklow, 

 remaining till late in spring, but not through the summer. 

 (See Fowler in Ireland, p. 154.) Feeds in the day-time 

 (Sir V. Brooke]. 



Anser albifrons (Scop.) White-fronted Goose. 



Regular winter visitor, and not uncommon inland, as well as on 

 salt water. The commonest of the Grey Geese in Ireland. 

 Often miscalled " Bean Goose." 

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