20 30 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Dafila acuta (Linn-). Puctajl. — Occasional autumn and spring visitor to 

 Aehill (E. B. Sheridan). Warren has remarked an increase of Pintails 

 which visit Killala Bay in winter, amounting in 1902 to over 100 : they 

 are also winter visitors in flocks to lakes near the coasts of Kerry and 

 Donegal, as well as to intermediate bays and estuaries. 



Hettion creeca (Linn. I. Teal. — Common on Clare Island (McCabe), but not 

 observed there in summer. In the Westport district, on Aehill and the 

 Mullet, and round Ballina the Teal is a resident, breeding bird, though 

 much more numerous in win: 



duerquedula cirica (Linn.). Gargaxey. — Two are said to have been shot on 

 Aehill ' Fowler in Ireland/' p. 62 . 



Mareca penelope (Linn.). WlGJBON. — Common muter visitor to Clare Island, 

 Ac-hill, and Clew Bay. and occurs in enormous flocks on the bays anil 

 harbours further north in Mayo, where they sometimes remain until late 

 in April. On a lake in Connemara Leybourne Popham observed a male 

 Wigeon <>n several occasions in May. 



FuligTila ferina (Linn. . Pochakd.— Common winter visitor to Aehill and the 

 districts round Clew Bay. Flocks assemble on the estuaries and the 

 coastal lagoons, as on the Mullet; and on Lough Cullen near Castle- 

 gregory 3000 have been reported with Scaups and Golden-eyes (Payne- 

 Gal lw.-y . 



Pulifrula cristata Leach). Tufted Duck. — Winter visitor in limited number's 

 to Aehill and t port and Newport districts, resorting rather to 



inland waters. Tire remarkable extension of its breeding-range had 

 reached Lough Conn in 190" (S. Seroope) and Lough Mask in 1900 



■ di. 



Frrligula marila Linu. . Scaup-Duck. — Winter visitor to Clew Bay and 

 Aehill, where Sheridan has observed numbers of this species with 

 Pochards and Golden -eyes in -evere winter-. A few Scaups have been 

 observed there and on the lakes on the Mullet in June, when Ussher 

 was shown them by Wallace. Tire late Dr. Geoffrey Seroope saw Scaups 

 there on 3rd July. They often linger on Lough S willy until May, 

 and more rarely remain there all the summer (Professor Leebody). 



Clangirla glaucion 'Linn i. Goujes-eye. — Winter visitor to Clew Bay and 

 Aehill. Not so plentiful as the last species, but Warren has observed a 

 flock of o0 on Killala Bay. 



