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between 11 p.m. and daylight, making, along with three 

 " Falcon Hawks," " sad havoc " with the numerous smaller 

 species present. 



Asio accipitrinus, Short-eared Owl. — Carlisle District, Sept. 

 6th, one adult female ; one in November ; strange to say, no 

 others. 



Accipitres. — Under the heading of " Hawk "there are the 

 following records : — Morecambe Bay l.v., May 11th, one flying 

 E. by S. in the early morning. South Bishop l.h., Oct. 14th, 

 between 11 p.m. and daylight, three " Falcon Hawks " and a 

 "Large-horned Owl " made " sad havoc " among the numerous 

 birds around the lantern. St. Tudwall's l.h., Oct. 18th, one 

 small Hawk at sunset going S.W. Helwick l.v., Oct. 30th, a 

 Hawk at 7 a.m. 



Falco peregrinus, Peregrine. — Carlisle District, Oct. 11th, 

 one, near Allonby. 



Falco cesalon, Merlin. — Carlisle District, Oct. 27th, one seen 

 on Kockliffe ; another, male adult, shot, Nov. 8th ; female and 

 male, juv., subsequently. 



Ardea cinerea, Heron. — Bardsey l.h., Aug. 28th, one on the 

 island ; Sept. 13th, two in the evening. St. Tudwall's l.h., Nov. 

 29th, one at 3 p.m. ; Jan. 23rd, 1885, one at 2 p.m. 



Phalacrocorax carbo, Cormorant. — Bull Point l.h., Aug. 22nd, 

 six at 6 a.m., flying W. Nash (E.) l.h., Sept. 1st, one at 

 11 a.m., passing N.W. Bardsey l.h., Dec. 19th, four during 

 the morning. Bahama Bank l.v., Dec. 18th and 19th, single 

 birds seen. 



" Grey Geese." — Carlisle District, Oct. 10th, large arrival, 

 most of which passed on. Mr. Macpherson's impression is that 

 Bean, Pink-footecl, and Greylag, all occurred during the autumn 

 and winter ; but the only birds shot belonged to the first-named, 

 A. segetum. Two of these were shot, out of a flock of twenty- 

 five. Carnarvon Bay l.v., Jan. 4th, 1885, forty at 10 a.m., 

 flying N.N.W. 



Chen albatus, Snow Goose. — Carlisle District, Aug. 22nd, one 

 adult, Allonby, 9 a.m., weather very hazy ; flew from west (Irish 

 Channel ?) to east. Followed up all day, to no purpose. Seen 

 again Sept. 8th and Oct. 14th. It is impossible to shoot Geese 

 on the Solway in open weather, except at night. 



Bernicla leucopsis, Barnacle Goose. — Carlisle District, large 



