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both at Greeba and Archallagan. In November, 1906, a 

 specimen with a broken wing was taken at Langness 

 Light. In the autumn of 1907 the species seems to have 

 been very common in the Southern district. 



Common Buzzard (Buteo vulgaris). — In June, 1907, a female 

 specimen, now in the Ramsey Museum, was shot in 

 Glen Auldyn. In the same month another example was 

 caught by a Port Erin boatman asleep on the rocks on 

 the west side of the Calf, and died after about a fort- 

 night's captivity. In November and December of 1907 

 Mr. Graves and others saw a Buzzard, easily recognised 

 by its lacking a tail, soaring and circling over Greeba, 

 Curragh. This bird is said to have been shot also, but I 

 have hot been able to trace it further (ZooL, August, 

 1907, p. 308; Naturalist, 1908, p. 169). 



White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla). — A young bird 

 of this species was obtained at Greeba on 12th 

 December, 1907. This bird, which had still a patch of 

 down on the breast, had been seen in the neighbourhood 

 for two or three weeks, and had already been pursued 

 and wounded. Its tail-feathers had been clipped when 

 it was set up, but were said to have been considerably 

 abraded, as if it had been in captivity. 



Common Bittern (Botaurus stellaris). — In March, 1908, a 



Bittern was shot by Corlett, of Ellanrhenny in 



Ballaugh Curragh, and shortly after purchased for the 

 Ramsey Museum. In January, 1909, another was 

 obtained at Ellanbane, Lezayre, two or three miles 

 distant. 



Common Sheld-Duck (Tadorna cornuta). — In the neighbour- 

 hood of Castletown the species seems to be increasing, 

 and must nest numerously; a nest was found by the 

 lighthouse boys in a hole near " The Arches," and 

 another in a hole among the gorse on the brows between 

 Ronaldsway and Santon River. Sheld-Ducks have also 

 nested on the coast between Castletown and Poolvash. 



Quail (Cotumix communis). — In 1908 Mr. W. B. Karran shot 

 two (out of four seen) at Ballaghaue, Andreas, on 

 September 15th and 19th (F. S. Graves, in lit.). 



Turnstone (Strepsilas interpres). — In 1907 Mr. G. Storey, of 

 King William College, observed about nine on the shore 

 near Castletown on June 2nd. 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticula).—Mv. F. S. Graves learned 

 that in 1906 a brood had been hatched in the Crown 



