84 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



The localities above mentioned are all in the vicinity of the 

 Colligan Eiver, which rises in the Comeragh Mountains and 

 flows into Dungarvan Harbour by Shandon. The Eed-deer's 

 antlers I have got from the river-bed near the latter place, in a 

 comparatively recent state, seem to prove that Red-deer lived on 

 the Comeraghs at no distant period. 



In Erris, the last haunt of the Red-deer in the Go. Mayo, 

 a few existed so late as 1847, when the last survivors of this 

 noble race were slaughtered for food by the famine- stricken 

 peasantry. 



Happily the Red-deer is not quite extinct in Ireland, a few 

 being still to be found in Kerry, where they are strictly preserved 

 by Lord Kenmare and Mr. Herbert of Muckross, whose estates 

 adjoin. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 



DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1881. 



By John Cordkaux. 



On the 25th July a flock of eleven Canada Geese, probably 

 "escapes" from some private waters, was seen flying up and down 

 the dock outfall at Grimsby ; subsequently they passed over the 

 end of the town, only just clearing the chimney tops. Whimbrel 

 were first heard on the evening of July 18th (close and threatening 

 thunder), passing across the parish from east to west. On the 

 25th the first Snipe appeared, and on the 30th the Green Sand- 

 piper returned to our beck. 



Young Wheatears were very numerous during the last week 

 in August. On September 4th thousands were seen along the 

 coast, continuing tolerably plentiful to the 17th. On the night 

 also of September 3rd large numbers of Wheatears, Redstarts, 

 and other small birds were fluttering round the Heligoland Light- 

 house from 3 a.m. till daylight. Out of forty-nine Wheatears 

 captured there were only three old ones, and amongst forty-seven 

 Redstarts eleven old ones. On the 4th also large numbers of 

 Redstarts • occurred on the sand-hills near the mouth of the 

 Humber ; these were almost entirely birds of the year, only 

 four old ones being observed : like the Wheatears they were slowly 



