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Pratincola rubicola Linn.). Stoxechat. — Eesident in small numbers on the 

 island ; observed by our party at all seasons ; specimens obtained in 

 December and March. Patten saw a male building on 26th March. 

 The Stonechat is found on the islands of Tnishtrahull, Aranmore, Achill, 

 Inishturk, Inishbofin, the Aran Islands, and Valencia, and breeds on 

 most of them and on the adjacent peninsulas. Wallace notices a diminu- 

 tion of these birds in winter on the Mullet : but Good thinks they are 

 then quite as common about Westport as in summer. 



Ruticilla phoenicurus Linn.). Redstart. — Barrington records one shot on 

 Black Pioek (Mayo), 13th September, 1891, and auother at Killybegs in 

 the following Xovember. This species rarely visits the west coast. 



Ruticilla titys (Scop.). Black Bedstakt. — One was obtained at Dugort, 

 Achill (Sheridan). On 13th December, 1891, Jeremiah Trant observed 

 on Black Bock a bird which, from his description, was plainly a Black 

 Redstart, Barrington has evidence of other occurrences of this kind there, 

 aud perhaps from Slyne Head ; while several specimens have been sent 

 him from the Skelligs and the Tearaght. It is, however, on the north and 

 west coasts of Ireland that this bird occurs most rarely, but it is an 

 annual visitor to the south coast. 



Erithacus rubecula (Linn.). Redbreast. — Resident on Clare Island, where 

 Patten found Robins " plentiful ; ' in December. It is a resident every- 

 where on the neighbouring mainland, except on the barren wastes, and 

 has been reported from twenty islands, including Aranmore, Rathlin 

 O'Birne, Black Rock (Mayo), Achill, the Aran Islands, Tearaght, and 

 Bull Rock, most of which it visits temporarily, and on others it breeds. 



Sylvia cinerea, Bechst. Whitethroat. — Xot infrequent during summer in 

 the brakes and hedges of holdings on Clare Island ; on Achill, where it 

 breeds commonly, J. R. Sheridan says he did not find it when he was 

 young. It is common about Westport and on the way to Clifden. 

 This is the warbler most in evidence along the bare western fringe of 

 Ireland. It is found on the western peninsula of Donegal, near 

 Clifden and Roundstone in Connemara, on the Aran Islands, the Dingle 

 district, and south of the Kenmare River. 



Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.). Blackcap. — Barrington has a specimen obtained 

 on Eagle Island, 31st October, 1886; another was reported October, 1911 

 (Wallace), two on Achill, October, 1882, and October, 1887 (Sheridan). 

 Good finds the Blackcap a regular summer visitor to Westport and 

 Castlebar district ; it has bred near Ballina (Warren). 



