86 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



20tb. The flocks were contiiiuoiis on March 28th and April 

 11th. 



Slyne Heady North, — April 29th, flocks of Linnets pitched on 

 island. 



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



Old Heady Kinsale. — Dec. 8th, Linnets and Finches. 



Coningheg Light-ship. — Nov. 8th, six Linnets flying N.W. ; 

 15th, seven Linnets. Dec. 7th, three Linnets alighted on ship ; 

 19th, one ditto. 



Tuskar Rock. — July 27th, Green Linnets striking ; also on 

 Aug. 6th and 9th ; Oct. 9th and 13th. 



Kish Bank Light-ship. — Oct. 21st, about ** thii'ty Chaffinches 

 or Linnets." 



Howth Baity. — Dec. 6th, about sixty ; 7th, eight ; 12th to 

 18th, several ; frost. 



Rockahill. — Oct. 12th, Linnets. Dec. 20th, Green Linnets 

 all day. 



Rathlin Island. — Aug. 7th, flocks ; 19th, ditto. Sept. 12th, 

 twenty-eight Green Linnets. Oct. 1st, thirty Grey Linnets ; 18th, 

 Grey Linnets. Seen also on Nov. 1st and 3rd; and on 14th 

 several flocks arrived and apparently remained on island some 

 time. During December several flocks seen at intervals. Jan. 

 3rd, 1883, one flock. 



Linishtr ahull. — Oct. 10th to 13th, flocks of Grey Linnets all 

 day ; six or eight struck lantern, none killed ; 15th, flocks. Dec. 

 31st, Green and Grey Linnets ; flocks of 100 to 150. 



Lough Siuilly. — Oct. 12th, Linnets. Dec. 24th, flocks of 

 Linnets. 



Arranmore. — Oct. 24th, forty Grey Linnets. 



Rathlin O'Birne. — Oct. 28th, ten Grey Linnets. 



Killyhegs. — Oct. 26th, twenty-five to thii-ty Grey Linnets ; left 

 same day, going south. '' They were accompanied by several 

 small birds of different species." 



Broadhaven. — Dec. 2nd, twenty-five Linnets. Jan. 7th, 1883, 

 seven. 



Slyne Heady North. — Sept. 28th, twelve Linnets. Oct. 27th, 

 three. 



Arran Islandy North. — Aug. 5th, large flock. Nov. 12th, 

 thirty to forty. 



Straw Island. — Sept. 13th, thirty Linnets. Remained ten 

 days on island. 



