102 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



seen the same species before." [These were perhaps some stage 

 of plumage of the Snow Bunting. — A. G. M. and K. M. B.] 



Chaffinch. 



Fastnet. — Oct. 29th, ten. Nov. Ist, nine. Jan. 5th, 1884, 

 seven about the rock. 



Old Head, Kinsale, — Dec. 16th, some hundreds ; wind N., 

 frosty. 



Coninghcg Light-ship. — Oct. 27th, six about ship, one caught 

 on deck ; 28th, one aHghted on ship ; 29th, a great number about 

 light, many killed, and fell overboard ; gloomy. Nov. 13th, one 

 rested on ship. 



Tuskar Rock.— Oct 5th, Chaffinches ; 13th, 19th, and 26th a 

 few. Oct. 30th to Nov. 3rd, several during the night. Nov. 

 13th, four died on rock. 



Arklow South Light-ship. — Sept. 21st, two. Oct. 29th, a 

 flock ; 31st, two. 



Arkloiv North Light-ship. — Sept. 13th, six hovering about 

 ship. Nov. 12th, five. 



Kish Bank Light-ship. — July 14th, three at 4.30 p.m., stayed 

 on ship until sunset, and then left. Oct. 8th, three alighted on 

 deck, 10 a.m. Oct. 26th, one alighted. Nov. 7th, four 

 alighted. 



Slyne Head, North. — Nov. 11th, three " Finches," wind 

 E.S.E. 



Tearaght. — Oct. 26th, about a dozen "Finches, several kinds," 

 but cannot give the names. Eemained about a fortnight. 



Sparrow. 



Tuskar Bock. — March 1st, one Sparrow caught. 



Bathlin Island.— June 5th, 13th, and 28th, a few Sparrows 

 noted (perhaps breeding). 



Killyhegs. — May 10th, observed about thirty Sparrows. They 

 build in old ruins in the neighbourhood. Aug. 11th, about sixty 

 perched on stays of signal mast. Sej^t. 18th, 19th, and 20th, 

 Sparrows flying towards S.W. ; wind E. to E.S.E. 



Straio Island. — March 30th, two house Sparrows, 10 a.m. ; 

 calm, wind S. 



Arran Island, South. — July 26th, forty Sparrows, 8 a.m. ; 

 wind W.N.W., clear. 



