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north of ten ; the third of about twenty, and the fourth of ten ; 

 we get altogether sixty birds. To these may be added the 

 various other records from the north and south — the one from Co. 

 Louth, and the last from Co. Down — accounting for another forty 

 altogether, which brings up the number to 100 approximately. It 

 is quite possible, however, that the number of specimens that found 

 their way to this country exceeded many hundred. Following 

 their instinctive desire to explore the extreme west, hundreds may 

 have perished in the waves of the Atlantic, thus putting a stop to 

 their enterprising spirit. 



