312 W" EAGLE CLARKE F. L. S. 



Alouettes, Grives, Merles, Fauvettes, Roitelets, Martinets, 

 Hirondelles, Coucous, Ghats-huants, Eperviers, Faucons, 

 Horons, Cormorans, Canards sauvages, Oies sau vages, 

 Sarcelles, Tourterelles, Gailles, Vanneaux, Pluviers gris 

 et Pluviers dores, Becasses, Becassines, Alouettes de mer, 

 Ghevaliers, Pies de mer, Gorlieux, Räles de genets, Poules 

 d'eau, Goelands and « God ». 



Both chefs des Phares agree that there are fewer birds 

 of passage seen in the spring, though the same species 

 are observed. 



They teil us that in winters of great cold, and when 

 the maniland, is under snow, that great numbers of Oies 

 sauvages, Canards sauvages, Sarcelles, Pluviers, Van- 

 neaux, Grives, Etourneaux, Becassines, Pinsons, Linots, 

 Gorbeaux noirs et gris, Räles d'eau, Poules d'eau et Eper- 

 viers de differentes especes, seek the island, and usually 

 remain these until the end of February. 



In moist and rainy seasons fcw birds visit Ouessant. 



According to the same authorities the following are the 

 birds which breed annually an the island : Alouettes, 

 Hirondelles, Martinets, Rouges-gorges, Merles, Moineaux, 

 Fauvettes, Corbeaux, Linots, Roitelets (Troglodytes) et 

 Motteux. 



In addition to the various species just enumerated 

 M. Lucas, gardien-chef du phare du Stif, very pertinently 

 remarks : « L'ile est encore visitee par d'autres espöces 

 d'Oiseaux, particulierement de l'ordre des Passereaux, 

 maisdontles noms me sont inconnus. » 



My best thanks are hereby tendered to these most 

 excellent and obliging observers for their valuable reports 

 they have so kindly furnished — reports that all both of 

 them infinite credit. 



1 think enough will be demonstrated by this contri- 

 bution to prove that Ouessant is an ornithological Station 

 of the lirst importance, and that it is probably sccond to 

 none as an observatory from which to witness the move- 

 ments of migratory birds. As such I have much pleasure 

 in bringingit under the noticeofmy brotherornithologists, 



