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about thirty appeared. During the following winter they were in 

 tolerable plenty near Cork, where Dr. Harvey considers that some 

 have been every year of late. Early in November, numbers of these 

 birds were seen at Castle Kea, Killala (eounty Mayo), and during tlie 

 month, many — in one instance, a flock of not less than eighty — in 

 the neighbourhood of Dublin. December 1850. They have been for 

 some time about Tartaraghan (county Armagh). 



Mountain Linnet, vol. i. p. 272. 



This bird is more generally distributed and less confined to heathy 

 mountain tracts than might be inferred from the remarks on it in Vol. I. 

 It has, for the last two summers, been remarked as common, and 

 breeding on the mountain sides, and occasionally on the wild sea-shore 

 among furze or whins, in many parts of Antrim and Down. It breeds 

 commonly, and remains all the year on the low heathy tracts adjacent 

 to, and little elevated above the surface of. Lough Neagh. 



Crossbill, vol. i. p. 276. 



Seems now to be more than an " occasional visitant." Since Vol. I. 

 appeared, the information communicated to me is as follows. July 20, 

 1849 ; two shot near Londonderry ; great numbers at Castle Eea (county 

 Mayo), at the same time; on the 26th of that month, a flock of about 

 thirty was seen at Crowhill (county Armagh). Two, killed in Queen's- 

 county, in the middle of November, and others early in December. 

 They are still (November 1849) in large flocks at Castle Eea. From 

 November 1849, until March 1850, some were procured in the counties 

 of Dublin and Wicklow. 1850. April 11. Two were killed at Crow- 

 hill. On the 8th of June, some were seen, and one was shot near 

 Belfast. Sepiemher. " Crossbills have been at Ballibrado (county Tip- 

 perary) for the last twelve months or more, and, we may infer, bred 

 there."* They were considered to have remained for more than a year 

 at Castle Eea, and were perhaps resident about Crowhill within the 

 periods mentioned. 



Starling, at vol. i. p. 289, 



Is remarked as having, after an absence of very many years, returned 

 to nidify within the town of Belfast. It has continued to do so, and 



* Mr. R. Davis. 



