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W. November 27th and 29th, several; going E. ; wind W. 

 December 6th, five ; 14th, several. 



Mine Head. — November 22d, one found killed on balcony. 



Ooningbeg Lightship.— September 17th, 21st, and 23d, four 

 to five " Larks " flying KE. October 6th, three " Larks " about 

 lantern, 9 p.m.; clear, wind light KE. ; 13th, five flying N., 

 11.30 A.M. ; wind KE. ; loth, two about ship, 7 A.M. ; clear ; 

 16th, a flock passing ; 20th, seven "Larks" seen; 23d, three about 

 light ; 25th, a flock going KE. November 2d, two ; 5th, some ; 

 6th, four flocks going KE. ; wind light E. ; 10th, flock going K ; 

 11th, about lantern ; gloomy; 12th, flocks going K. in daytime ; 

 wind S.E., clear ; 17th, one about ship ; wind light S.W. ; 24th, 

 six " Larks " flying S., 10 a.m. ; wind light K.W., clear. 



Barrels Rock Lightship. — March 8th, about twenty going K ; 

 a few Larks noted passing K October 20th, 22d, and 23d. 

 November 8th, Larks going N. 8 p.m. ; a few also noted passing 

 N. on 9th, 10th, 16th, and 17th. On 10th saw a Gull chasing 

 one ivhich seemed exhausted. 



Tuskar. — February 19th, one killed striking. [Wing of Sky- 

 lark received.] Weather very clear ; wind fresh W. March 

 3d, three " Larks " on rock, two died ; wind fresh E., cloudy ; 

 7th, three on rock, two died ; wind light S.E. September 

 20th, six on rock. October 6th, one ; 19th, numbers all night ; 

 three killed striking ; wind light S.W., clear. [Leg and wing 

 received.] October 20th, twenty all day on rock ; clear ; 21st, 

 numbers striking at midnight, fifteen killed. [Leg and wing 

 received.] Wind light N.E., clear ; 22d, twenty going K, 8 

 a.m. ; wind S.E., light. Kovember 6th, five ; 7th, four ; 8th, 

 six ; 10th, a few ; 11th, several, one caught. [Leg and wing 

 received.] Kovember 12th, a few ; 13th, great numbers ; 14th, 

 countless numbers. (These entries refer to night, and the Larks 

 seem to have accompanied the Blackbirds and Thrushes, etc. ; 

 particulars as to the number of each species killed striking are 

 not given.) 23d, Larks at lantern, 2 A.M. to daylight ; three 

 killed striking. December 11th, Larks about light, 11 p.m. to 

 6 A.M. ; calm, showery; 20th, one on rock; 22d, a flock going 

 N.W., 1 p.m. 



Lucifer Shoals Lightship. — October 7th, a few rested, one 

 with hroken leg killed oy Gulls. November 24th, several about 

 lantern, 4.30 a.m. ; wind light, clear. 



