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of the loose fragments of rock on the shore, where it was 

 found by Mr. Fitton, partly covered with wet sand. 



The wind at the time was south-west, and had been 

 blowing hard from north-west to west and south-west for 

 some days. 



The SWALLOW. Hirundo rustica ; vol. ii. page 231 . 



"A Swallow was shot the other day at Salterhebble, 

 near this town, (Halifax, Yorkshire,) and upon examining 

 the little bird, a small piece of parchment was found tied 

 to one of its legs. The parchment is about one and a half 

 inches in length, and an eighth of an inch wide. Upon 

 one side is written c J. Rovina, y Clavi ;' and upon the 

 reverse, 'Barcelona, 10th March, 1845.'" Morning Post, 

 22nd July, 1845. Copied from the Halifax Guardian. 



In an account of Madeira by T. M. Hughes, Esq., re- 

 cently published, it is stated as an interesting test of the 

 mildness of the climate, that Swallows do not migrate from 

 the island. 



BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. Tringa rufescens ; vol. iii. 

 page 57. 



I omitted to notice the occurrence of this species in 

 Ireland, as recorded by Mr. Frederick M'Coy in the An- 

 nals of Natural History, vol. xv, page 271, in the following 

 terms : 



" A specimen of this rare bird, shot by J. Hill, Esq., 

 near the Pigeon House, Dublin, is preserved in the 

 Museum of the Natural History Society of Dublin. 



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