80 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Innishtr ahull. — March 5th, small Hawks. 



Slyne Head^ South. — May 26th, two Hawks, noon to 4 p.m. 

 " There are many Sea Hawks about this island. They arrive the 

 first week in April, and leave about the end of October." 



Howth Baily. — Dec. 13th, two Hawks. Jan. 2nd, one. 



Rathlin Island. — Nov. 10th, *'two Game Hawks coursing a 

 Pigeon ; " 16th, one Sparrow Hawk. 



Innishtrahull. — Dec. 16th, one Hawk; 19th, ditto. 



Arranmore. — Nov. 18th, one. 



Killyhegs. — Nov. 26th, two remained about a week. 



Clare Island. — Nov. 23rd, two Kestrels. 



Tearaght.—BeG. 9th, ''one Falcon." Jan. 8th, 1883, two 

 Sparrow Hawks. 



Dungarvan. — Nov. 14th, one Sparrow Hawk; 16th, one 



** Falcon Hawk ; " 25th, two Sparrow Hawks. Jan. 4th, 1883, 



one. 



Snowy Owl. 



Innishtr ahidl. — Nov. 19th, one shot (now in Museum of 

 Science and Art, Kildare Street, Dublin). 



Thrush. 



Slyne Head, North. — April 17th., one Thrush killed, 2 a.m., 

 striking lantern; 29th, flocks of Thrushes pitched on this 

 island. July 8th, five Thrushes struck lantern, one killed. 



Skelligs. — Jan. 3rd, 1882, eight Thrushes perched on island. 



Galley Head. — Dec. 13th, Thrushes going south. 



Old Heady Kinsale. — Dec. 6th, hundreds of " Mountain 

 Thrush ; " 8th, some hundreds of Thrushes. 



Tuskar Rock. — Oct. 13th, Thrushes continually striking, ten 

 killed, and one "Mountain Thrush." 



Kish Bank Light-ship. — Oct. 12th, 13th and 14th, Thrushes 

 about lantern. 



Howth Baily. — Oct. 14th, two killed. Dec. 9th, one seen ; 

 11th, one ; 12th to 18th, several about station, frost. Jan. 13th, 

 1883, Thrushes about light. 



Rockabill. — Oct. 4th, Thrushes. Dec. 12th, ditto. 



Copeland Island. — Nov. 9th, two Thrushes killed. Dec. 18th, 

 four ditto. 



Innishtrahull. — Oct. 15th, Thrushes about lantern, one killed. 

 Nov. 7th, Thrushes. Jan. 5th, 1883, ditto. 



