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smaller rock called the Bill, frora about the second week in 

 August to the third week in September, when they almost entirely 

 disappeared. Cannot name the species ; there were also Puffins, 

 and occasionally two or three Gannets. This is an annual 

 occurrence, but not always at the same time. Birds have been 

 unusually scarce this season. Since stormy weather set in early 

 in November no birds have been about the Kock, except a few 

 Sand Larks, and a few Gulls, Puffins, and Cormorants flying 

 abont this and the smaller rock during a storm." — William 

 Dunne. 



13. Copeland Island. — " There were no birds struck the light 

 this winter owing to the strong gales which prevailed." — Henry 

 Williams. 



14. The Maidens. — No reply. 



15. Rathlin Island. — A second schedule partly filled. Ke- 

 mark : — " The Sea Parrot begins to arrive for the purpose of 

 cleaning out its nest on March 17th, and then goes away until 

 the 1st of April, when the different species of sea birds commence 

 to arrive for the season. They begin to go away about 1st of 

 August, and finally disappear by the end of the month." — John 

 A. Murray. 



16. Innishtr ahull. — " September, Gannet daily, S a.m. to 

 4 p.m. Curlew daily. The ' Grey ' Gull, ' Little ' Gull, Black- 

 backed or Eoyal Gull, Common Gull, and Grey Crow remain on 

 the island all the year. Gulls nidify on the rock called Torr near 

 the island ; Grey Crows nidify on the island. In November 

 flocks of twelve to twenty Starlings daily. Owing to this 

 winter being very stormy little birds of any sort visited the 

 island. During the months of January and February, 1881, 

 a great number of Woodcock and Snipe were killed here." — W. 

 H. James. 



17. Dunree Head. — Daily entry, none. Eemark : — '' I beg 

 to state there are no migrations of birds to be seen at this station, 

 except Cormorants ; they remain the year, round, also a small 

 number of Sea Gulls. No other birds resort or pass this station." 

 — John Stapleton. 



18. Lough Sivilly. — No reply. • 



19. Tory Island. — " The Petrel, Eaven, Common Sandpiper, 

 Common Guillemot, Black Guillemot, Eazorbill, Diver, Puffin, 

 Cormorant, Kittiwake, Common Gull, Herring Gull breed on the 



