3270 THE ZooLoGist—OcrToBER, 1872. 
that they can be reached from the ground. There was formerly a 
colony at Loch Cama, but it was deserted about the year 1862, and 
taken possession of by rooks, the first colony of the latter species 
in the West of Sutherland. At Loch Beannoch Stoir there were 
from twenty to twenty-five pairs in 1869 in the same situation as at 
Loch Ailsh, viz. on a large island covered with birch trees, from 
twelve to twenty feet high. Two other islands on the same loch, 
with apparently equal advantages to this, are not made use of. 
Mr. St. John refers to one on an island on the loch near Altnagal- 
canach. A heronry, containing about a hundred nests, existed a 
few years ago on an islet in a loch under Ben More, the property 
of Sir C. Ross. The nests were destroyed one spring on account 
of the damage done by the owners to the fishing. Only a few pairs 
still exist there. 
Wigtonshire.—In this county there are several colonies. (Gray, 
‘Birds of West of Scotland.’) 
IRELAND. 
Antrim.—Shanes Castle Park (Lord O'Neill) and Lissanoure 
Castle. 
Cork.—Bantry House, and Adrigoole Lodge (Lord Bantry); 
Castle Mary (Mr. Longfield); Macroom Castle; Castle Martyr Park 
(Earl of Shannon); Maryborough, near Cork (Mr. E. Newenham) ; 
and Coolmore, near Cork (Mr. and Lady Helena Newenham). 
Innoshannon, on the Bandon River (Mr. Frewen), about eight or 
ten nests in beech trees; and Bowen’s Court, near Kildorrery 
(Capt. R. Coole Bowen), where the herons build on the same trees 
with the rooks. Dromore, Mallow (Mr. Newman); Dromorone, 
near Bandon (Mr. Wren). In the spring of 1872 there were twelve 
nests here. 
Donegal.— Malin Hall (Mr. Harvey), about a dozen nests. Ards 
on Sheephaven Bay (Mr. A. J. R. Stewart) upwards of seventy 
nests. 
Down.—Belvoir Park, near Belfast; Hillsborough Park (Lord 
Hillsborough); Seaford (Mr. Ford) ; and Killileagh Castle. For- 
merly on an island in Lough Archery, on the ground. A large 
colony at Morne Park, near Rostrevor; and another on Mount 
Stewart, near Newtonards (Marquis of Londonderry). 
Dublin.—Howth Castle (Lord Howth); Malahide Castle 
(Lord Talbot de Malahide); and Marino, Dublin Bay (Lord 
Charlemont). 
