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presented to the collection of the Dublin Natural History Society. On 

 the 3rd October, 1865, I found another Fulmar on the same part of the 

 sands, but though quite fresh, it had been destroyed by the gulls before 

 I found it; and on the same date in 1867, I picked up a Fulmar, on the 

 Enniscrone sands, so fresh and uninjured that I sent it to the Royal Dublin 

 Society's Museum. On the 21st October, 1868, T obtained another, which 

 is now in the Belfast Museum ; and on the 4th March, 1870, 1 found the 

 remains of a Fulmar that had been destroyed by gulls on the Bartragh 

 sands. On the 20th November, 1874, I found a fine specimen on the 

 Moyview sands, which I have had set up for myself. Again, on the 30th 

 October, 1878, I found one near Moyview, on the Kinroe shore ; and on 

 the 14th October, 1885, I picked up a very fresh and perfect specimen at 

 Enniscrone. The last occasion of my finding a Fulmar was when walking 

 on the Enniscrone sands on the 5th October, 1888. Mr. Edward Williams, 

 of Dame Street, Dublin, in reply to my enquiries, states that, with the 

 exception of those I sent him, he has received only one other specimen of 

 the Fulmar taken in Ireland. This was found, by Mr. Jameson, in May, 

 1892, on the sands of Bundoran, Co. Donegal. — Robert Warren (Moy- 

 view, Ballina, Co. Mayo). 



White Wagtail in South Devon. — During the early part of September 

 numbers of White Wagtails frequented the hams at Bantham and Thurle- 

 stone, and having recently returned from a tour in Norway, where this was 

 perhaps the commonest bird noticed, I was easily able to identify the 

 species; but to make] assurance doubly sure, I secured specimens and 

 forwarded them to a well-known authority on the Birds of Europe, who 

 confirmed the opinion. Hitherto this species has not been identified with 

 the district, but I feel sure this oversight has been from imperfect 

 information and want of knowledge of the distinctive markings of this 

 species as compared with the White Wagtail. The same remark applies 

 to the Tree Sparrow, which, until a specimen was shot a few years ago, 

 was unrecognised in the neighbourhood. Since then, by continuous 

 observation, I have ascertained that the bird is quite a common species, 

 although extremely local, and that in the fall of the year the resident birds 

 are augmented in numbers by arrivals from the continent. — E. A. S. 

 Elliot (Kingsbridge, S. Devon). 



Reed Warbler in South Devon. — This is another species which must 

 be considered a common breeding bird in more than one locality in S. Devon. 

 Writing on August 14th, my correspondent, Mr. W. V. Toll, who resides 

 close to Slapton Ley, and whose brother owns the upper waters, states in 

 his letter from which I quote: — "Dozens of the Reed Warblers may be 

 seen on the Exe near Countess weir, in the reed bed ; also in the Dart 

 quite near Totnes, or rather the island of reeds between the Hempstone 



