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that Mr. Temple ton met with in Ireland. I have since seen a, note 

 in that gentleman's journal, which proves my doubt to have been too 

 well founded. Under " December 10, 1819 " it appears he on that day 

 " saw a F. sulhuteo in the collection of Mr. John Montgomery." This 

 collection, however, which was known to me at all times, never contained 

 the hobby, properly so called. 



Honey Buzzard, vol. i. p. 77. 



May 1849. I saw one of these birds in the possession of Mr. Glen- 

 non, Dublin, of which he gave me the following account. The bird 

 was sent to him by Captain Charles Dunne, of Ballynacargy, Baron- 

 stou, on the 6th of April that year, and was said to have been 

 observed there for two years during summer and winter (?). Captain 

 Dunne, having often seen it knock down a coot for food, had one of 

 these bii'ds kiUed, and its flesh poisoned with strycluiiue, as bait for it. 

 A few days afterwards the buzzard was found poisoned on the lake 

 which the coots frequented. We should rather have expected what 

 is related here to apply to a marsh harrier than to a honey buzzard. 



Marsh Harrier, vol. i. p. 78. 



November 17, 1849. Five of these birds came under ray notice 

 to-day, in the shop of Mr. Glennon, by whom I was informed that he 

 had received nine altogether within the last ten days. They were all 

 either shot or trapped at a small lake at Ballynacargy, where the honey 

 buzzard, just mentioned, was obtained. As many wild ducks are on 

 the lake, it was considered that they had tempted the marsh harriers to 

 it, and the ducks being strictly preserved, war was waged against their 

 supposed enemies. All of the five birds which I saw had more or less 

 buff on the head, and the other four were said to have been similar in 

 this respect. 



Snowy Owl, vol. i. p. 95. 



A fine specimen, 2 feet in length, 4 feet 10 inches in expanse of 

 wings, and 5 lbs. in weight, was shot on the 22nd of February, 1850, 

 when flying above a turf bog, near Lurgan, county of x\rmagh : — it 

 admitted the close approach of the fowler. Black and white are 

 nearly in ccjual proportions in its plumage, excepting tluit on the face, 

 and throat, and beneath the wings, it is white. In its stomach were 



