A List of Irish Birds. 583 



ORIOLID^E. 



Oriolus galbula (Linn.) Golden Oriole. 



Very rare summer visitor chiefly to the South and East of Ireland. 



ClNCLID^E. 



*Cinclus aquaticus (Bechst.) Dipper. 



Resident, and frequent in and near to the mountainous districts. 



Pycnonotus cafiensis (Linn.) Gold-vented Thrush. 



Has once occurred. Near Waterford, in January, 1838. (Thomp- 

 son.) Formerly in the Trinity College Museum. 



TURDID^E. 



Turdus varius (Pallas). White's Thrush. 



Has three times occurred. AtBandon, Cork, in December, 1842. 

 (Thompson.} (This specimen, which has lost its head, is in 

 the Trinity College Museum). At Ballymahon, Longford, in 

 the spring of 1867. (Zoologist, 1870, p. 2060.) Another shot 

 at Westport, Mayo, January, 1885 (Zoologist, 1885, p. in), 

 has been presented to the Museum by Captain R. Ruttledge- 

 Fair. 



Turdus migratorius (Linn.) American Robin. 



Native of America. Has once occurred. An adult male, shot 

 at Springmount, Shankill, County Dublin, 4th May, 1891 

 (Zoologist, 1891, p. 219), is now in the Museum. + 



*Turdus viscivorus (Linn.) Mistletoe Thrush. 



Resident and now general. Is believed to have settled in Ireland 

 since 1800. Flocks are seen from July onwards. Often mis- 

 called "Jay." It is sometimes taken at the Light-houses. 



*Turdus musicus (Linn.) Song Thrush. 



Resident and common. Large numbers arrive in autumn and 

 winter, when the bird is often captured at the Lighthouses. 



Turdus iliacus (Linn.) Redwing. 

 A common winter visitor. 



Turdus pilaris (Linn.) Fieldfare. 

 Regular winter visitor. 



*Turdus merula (Linn.) Blackbird. 



Resident and common. Its numbers are largely increased in 

 autumn and winter, and it is often taken at the Lighthouses 

 when migrating. 



t A second example, shot near Lough Gill, on 7th December, 1892 (Irish 

 Naturalist^ 1896, p. 214), is also in the Museum. 



