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wind strong. October 8th, one e< Hawk " going N.W. Decem- 

 ber 5th, one " Hawk " on rock. 



Arklow South Light-ship. — March 26th, two " Hawks " going 

 W. ; gloomy. 



Arklow North Light-ship. — November 4th, one " Hawk " going 

 S., noon ; wind fresh N., clear. 



Rockdbill. — January 15th, one " Sparrow Hawk " about rock, 

 9 A.M. 



Lnnishtr ahull. — April 11th, two "Merlin Hawks" on island, 

 wind light S.E. ; 16th, two, one shot. May 8th, one. 



Dunree Head. — January 19th, February 20th, June 13th, 

 one Hawk seen. August 4th and 10th, one. 



Tory Island. — April 3d, " two Falcon Hawks " about island. 

 May 15th, "two Sparrow Hawks" do. Hawks breed here. 



Arranmore. — March 23d, one Sparrow Hawk. April 6th, 

 one Peregrine. June 1st, one Kestrel. October 1st, Falcon and 

 Kestrel seen. A pair of Falcons, Kestrels, and Sparrow Hawks 

 breed here annually. 



Eathlin OBirne. — June 29th, "two Sparrow Hawks" on 

 island. I have seen them kill several small birds. 



Broadhaven. — "Sparrow Hawk" resident. Noted October 

 7th, December 13th. 



Eagle Island, W. — February 2d to 8th, large Hawk about 

 island. 



Blackrock, Mayo. — January 11th, 1888, two Falcons soaring. 



Slyne Head, S. — October 11th, one "Falcon Hawk" here 

 every day at times. 



Arran Island, A 7 . — November 19th, two " Peregrine Hawks." 



Arran Island, S. — October 9th, two " Sparrow Hawks " 

 chased a small bird, which flew into dwellings. 



Tearaght. — October 19th, one Merlin shot. [Eeceived in 

 flesh.] 



Skelligs. — Peregrine breed here. Two to four seen in Sep- 

 tember. October 15th, one Sparrow Hawk, 9 a.m. ; wind light 

 N.E. November 7th, two Peregrines. 



Owls. 



Mine Head. — July 26th, one seen. 



Tuskar.— March 20th, two "Owls at 11 a.m." o-oinq; N.E. ; 

 wind light S.E., hazy. November 13th, one shot on rock, 



