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hull Island, Co. Donegal, captured a Fulmar Petrel as it rested on a 

 rocky platform about forty feet above the sea-level. The bird, which 

 was brought to me the same evening, was in no way injured, and 

 was in good condition. On making as exhaustive enquiries as 

 possible, I ascertained that this species had not been known to* breed 

 on Inishtrahull, being much better known as a sea-bird on the wing, 

 often seen in the vicinity of the island. But being cognisant of the 

 fact that the Fulmar Petrel recently had been found breeding in 

 several localities on the Irish coast, I resolved to make a careful 

 search myself for evidence of its having nested on Inishtrahull 

 Island. To the best of my belief, however, I concluded that it had 

 not heretofore done so. Until a few years ago this Petrel, as far as 

 Ireland is concerned, was regarded as an oceanic bird, which seldom 

 came closer than twenty * miles or so to the Irish coast (Farran). 

 Exceptionally, i. e. when storm-driven, it has been picked up on or 

 near the shore. In this, way specimens have been, from time to time, 

 obtained, notably by Mr. Warren, on the coast of Co. Mayo. How- 

 ever, on July 10th, 1911, Ussher found it breeding on a cliff on the 

 north coast of Mayo, and was the first ornithologist to publish the 

 fact of the Fulmar breeding in Ireland (' Irish Naturalist,' August, 

 1911, p. 148). Subsequently he was informed that the bird had bred 

 on the coast of Ulster this year ; had appeared the previous year ; 

 and had remained during the breeding season. (For details, vide 

 Ussher in ' Irish Naturalist,' September, 1911, pp. 149 et seq. ; also 

 Barrington in ibid., J%ne, 1914, pp. 134, 135.) In May, 1913, the 

 Fulmar was found breeding on the Great Skelligs Eock, Co. Kerry, 

 and the fact was recorded by Mr. Barrington ('British Birds,' July, 

 1913, p. 56). On July 1st, 1913, Ussher found Fulmars breeding on 

 Tory Island (' Irish Naturalist,' August, 1913, p. 164). The Fulmar 

 is a very abundant bird, and it is well known that it has been 

 extending its range southward on the west side of Europe for many 

 years. There is little doubt that several other localities on the Irish 

 coast, if they are not so already, will be tenanted by this species for 

 nesting purposes. — C. J. Patten (University, Sheffield). 



Rare Nesting-site for the Goldfinch. — Eeferring to Mr. Stanley 

 Lewis's remarks on the nesting of the Goldfinch, I may say that in 

 my garden it has nested in the Lombardy poplar, sycamore, Scotch 



* On August 10th, 1906, I observed from the deck of a Transatlantic 

 liner Fulmars about seven miles off the coast of Co. Antrim. I have 

 recorded this observation in my ' Aquatic Birds of Great Britain and Ireland ' 

 published in 1906, p. 564. 



