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"We once procured nearly thirty in a forenoon"; for which 

 wanton destruction Manx ornithologists owe him little gratitude. 



Magpie, Pica rustica. — Very numerous here, and often nests 

 at a comparatively low elevation in small plantations away from 

 houses, two or three nests perhaps being in the same " orchard," 

 and only ten feet or so from the ground. 



Jackdaw, Corvus monedula. — Breeds very abundantly on the 

 sea-coast, but is now becoming common in the towns also. 



Hooded Crow, C. comix. — Breeds on the sea-coast, frequenting 

 the same locality year after year, and in lonely woodland in the 

 interior, but there, I think, less commonly. "Fannag" is the 

 Manx name for this bird, but it is now universally known as 

 " Greyback." The Carrion Crow, C. cor one, is unknown here. 



Book, C.frugilegus. — In the neighbourhood of Douglas, I 

 think, exceptionally abundant. In the spring of 1890 I noticed 

 that a rookery at Lorn House, Castletown, had overflowed across 

 the street to the chimney-stacks of a large house opposite, where 

 two nests were built, on one of which a bird was sitting. 



Baven, C. corax. — Certain situations are yearly occupied by 

 the Baven. All the breeding-places known to me, except one, 

 are in the sea-cliffs. The exception is a range of rocks terminating 

 in an inland mountain, and commanding an extensive view, but 

 with a high road and many houses near. At this place the exact 

 site has been many times shifted, so that I have at one time 

 seen four or five old nests (one not more than eight feet from the 

 ground), but the locality is always occupied. It bears the Manx 

 name, "Edd feeagh vooar" (i.e. Baven's Nest), which argues 

 some antiquity for the station. A rock not far off has the name 

 " Creggan y Annag" (i. e. Crow's Crag). 



Swift, Cypselus apus. — Swifts are decidedly uncommon, 

 though some are yearly to be found round the church towers of 

 this town and also at Peel Castle. 



Long-eared Owl, Asio otus. — This is the only Owl resident 

 on the island, and is well distributed, if not very abundant. 



Short-eared Owl, A. accipitrinus. — Is not uncommon in 

 winter. I have even seen eggs said to belong to this bird, and 

 to have been obtained at Injebreck. 



Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinm. — Inhabits several eyries 

 on the coast. One of these, in the west, though constantly 

 robbed, is yearly resorted to. In 1890 the eggs were laid on a 





