300 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Jenkinson on Tresco on Oct. 18th, 1866. A superb adult male 

 of the Greenland Falcon was shot on March 27th, 1903, on 

 Tresco, and an adult male of the Iceland Falcon near St. Martin's 

 Daymark on Jan. 15th, 1895, when three or else four others were 

 seen at the same time. One, and in some years two, pairs of 

 Peregrines have nested on the uninhabited islands probably 

 every year since the birds of Scilly first received systematic 

 attention. In 1841 a pair nested on Gorregan. A few years 

 later young Peregrines were taken from a nest on Hanjague. 

 Down to 1854 at least, a pair bred regularly on Bound Island. 

 Then the selection of a breeding- site alternated between Bound 

 Island and Menavawr. In 1863 a pair bred on Castle Bryher, 

 probably not for the first time. Till about ten years ago Mena- 

 vawr continued to be their favourite haunt, but they have not 

 nested there since 1896. C. J. King notes that in 1901 a pair 

 bred on Irishman's Cairn, Annett. Though a pair still nests at 

 Scilly in most years, their old haunts are entirely forsaken. As 

 till lately the eggs or young have generally fallen into the hands 

 of collectors, it is not desirable to indicate its recent nesting- 

 sites. As the Hobby is a spring and summer wanderer to the 

 islands, it has probably often escaped observation. One speci- 

 men was killed by Jenkinson on St. Mary's Moors previous to 

 1863 ; one was found dead near the telegraph-wire on St. Mary's 

 on April 29th, 1897 ; one was shot on the north of the same 

 island in May, 1899 ; and one seen by Clark and Jackson on 

 July 11th, 1903. The Merlin is apparently a regular autumn 

 and winter visitor, chiefly to St. Mary's Moors, where it is very 

 active in the pursuit of Snipe. In all cases where details have 

 been visible, the birds have been in immature plumage. The 

 Kestrel is a resident, and is well in evidence all the year round. 

 Among the inhabitants it is often confused with the Peregrine. 

 An adult male of the Lesser Kestrel was shot at Scilly on March 

 3rd, 1891, and is in the Abbey collection. In September, 1849, 

 Pechell shot an Osprey that used to come to roost on the flag- 

 staff at the beacon on Castle Downs, Tresco. In 1852 Jenkinson 

 obtained another in immature plumage. In the second week of 

 September, 1902, an adult male was seen at St. Mary's. It is 

 interesting to note that a week later an adult male was seen by 

 Clark, and also by T. H. Cornish, at Lelant. 



