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to midnight; wind N, cloudy; 14th, one caught; 19th and 

 20th, a flock going N.W. December 10th, one killed striking. 

 [Leg and wing received.] 



Arklow N. Lightship. — February 7th, quantity of land birds 

 about lantern ; two " Stares;" gale, wind S.W.; 19th, quantity of 

 birds, midnight, about lantern; two "Stares" killed. March 7th, 

 small birds, midnight, about lantern; two "Stares" killed; 18th, 

 great number of "Stares" about lantern, midnight to 4 A.M. ; 19th 

 and 21st, one or two killed. September 22d, a number all night. 

 October 16th, 18th, 20th, and 30th, flocks at midnight; three 

 killed striking on 18th ; flocks on 17th and 2 2d, at noon, going 

 N.W. November 10th, about lantern; two killed; clear. De- 

 cember 7th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 21st, and 28th, " Stares" about 

 lantern; 8th and 12th, flocks at noon going N.W. 



Rockahill. — January 3d and February 10th, about rock ; wind 

 S. and N.E., strong ; 16th, about light, 1 A.M. ; wind light S., 

 misty; 19th, thirty going W., 8 A.M. November 10th, "the 

 greatest number of birds came this year ; since I arrived every 

 day they are passing in flocks from two to three up to a 

 hundred; Starlings, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, are the most 

 numerous, and some Blackbirds, all flying W." 



South Maidens. — October 13th, one killed striking; wind 

 strong N. November 1st, five on rock. December 11th, two 

 seen. 



Innishtrahull. — March 19th, numbers at lantern, 10 p.m. to 

 midnight ; wind light N.W., very dark ; 20th, do., midnight to 

 4 A.M. ; wind fresh S.E. ; 28th, one at lantern all night. Novem- 

 ber 10th, one striking, 11 p.m.; wind fresh E., dark; 13th, 

 twenty on island. December 8th, four. 



Dunree Head. — November 10th, one disabled striking. 



Tory Island. — October 16th to 20th, large numbers ; twelve 

 killed striking. [Leg and wing received, killed on 16th.] 



Arranmore. — October 14th, nine caught at lantern. November 

 3d, three at lantern, 4 a.m. 



Rathlin OBime. — October 31st, thirty came from shore ; gale 

 from S. ; six killed (striking ?). Never observed before without 

 frost or snow. 



Killyoegs. — October 20th, continuous flock about lantern until 

 5.30 a.m. ; wind light N.E. November 7th, five noted ; 9th, two 

 flocks, and some about station at intervals to end of month; 



