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munications, or to answer any questions which may be put to us, 

 on the subject. 



The following is a list of the localities from which specimens 

 have been received, with the names of those who have kindly 

 procured them: — 



Anteim.— Coggrey Mills and Carrickfergus (Thompson). 



Armagh.— Loughgall; Mr. E. Williams. Tynan Abbey; Messrs. K.L. 

 Patterson and R. L. Praeger. 



Carlow. — Fenagh ; Mr. D. R. Pack Beresford. Borris ; Mr. A. A. May. 



Dublin. — Dame Street; Mr. E. Williams. A specimen labelled 

 " Dublin " is in the Museum of Science and Art : donor, Mr. J. S. Trevor. 



Kilkenny. — Waterford ; Mr. Fennessy. Ferry bank ; Dr. R.J. Burkitt. 



Wexford.— Alderton; Miss L.S.Glascott. Arthurstown; G.E.H.B.-H. 

 Ballyhyland; Mr. C. B. Moffat. Cahore; Mr. W. Potter. Dennistown; 

 Rev. P. A. Keatinge. Kilmanock ; G. E. H. B.-H. New Ross; Mr. A. 

 Shanahan. Rosegarland ; G. E. H. B.-H. Rosslare ; Mr. E. A. Gibbon. 

 Saltee Island (Lesser); Mr. E. A. Gibbon. Stokestown ; Mr. C. F. Dean 

 Drake. 



WILDFOWLING IN THE ESTUARY OF THE MOY. 

 By Robert Warren. 



Wigeon appeared here this season in much larger numbers 

 than usual, and at least a month earlier than the regular time for 

 the main flight to arrive in the Estuary. A few", generally show 

 themselves in September (probably birds bred in Scotland) ; but 

 it is not until the middle or end of November, most frequently 

 the latter time, that the great body of Wigeon arrive in this 

 locality. Last season very few were seen until the last week in 

 November, when the great flight appeared ; while this year large 

 numbers arrived by the 20th October, and I think by the 28th all 

 the Wigeon had arrived for the season. 



Golden Plover arrived in very large numbers, more so than 

 for some years past. A very large stand of 500 or 600 birds 

 frequented the banks of the Sligo side of the Estuary, a part of 

 the sands they had deserted for several years past ; while on the 

 Moy side the stands of Golden Plover haunting the Moyne and 

 Bartragh sands were larger than I have observed there for many 

 years. From other parts of the country I have had similar 

 accounts of the unusually large number of both Lapwings and 



