166 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Tory Island. — April 23d, flocks ; breeds in thousands at east 

 end of island. 



Arranmore. — March 20th, two " Royal Gulls." 



Broaclhaven. — November 12th, thirty Great Black-backed 

 Gulls ; " Common Gulls " every day. 



Eagle Island, W. — February 28th, two Royal Gulls. 



Blackrock y Mayo. — November 8th, one Glaucous Gull at noon, 

 soaring. " I identified in Dublin Museum subsequently." Nov- 

 ember 11th, large quantity of Kittiwake and Herring Gulls 

 fishing; 14th, one Glaucous Gull; 15th and 16th, very large 

 flocks of Kittiwakes, Herring, and a number of Royal Gulls. 

 December 11th and 24th, do., and one Glaucous Gull on last 

 date. January 6th, 1888, large flocks of Kittiwakes (young, 

 generally), and one Glaucous Gull. 



Slyne Head, S. — October 13th, numbers of Grey Gulls. Nov- 

 ember 1st and 2d, Gulls and Kittiwakes going S.W. ; 7th, one 

 " Cream-coloured Gull " flying about island. [Probably an 

 Iceland Gull.] 



Tearaght. — August 23d, Kittiwakes breeding; have all left; 

 a few Herring Gulls all the year round ; also a pair of Great 

 Black-backed Gulls. December 12th, large flock of Herring 

 Gull close to island. Among them I saw "four Cream- 

 coloured Gulls," and they seemed large. 



SJcelligs. — January 1st to 9th, Kittiwakes and Herring Gulls 

 fishing; 16th, do., and some Black-backed Gulls. February 

 1st, 3d, and 4th, Great Black-backs and Herring Gulls; 9th 

 and 10th, several Herring Gulls. March 14th, Kittiwakes first 

 landed, and took possession of the old nests. December 5th, 

 large flock of Kittiwakes about rock; 11th, do. of Herring 

 Gulls. 



Great Shearwater (Puffinus major, F. Faber). 



Tearaght. — "On 21st September, observed two birds close 

 to rock ; they seemed to me to be the large Shearwater." 



Manx Shearwater {Puffinus anglorum, Temminck). 



Mine Head. — Heard at intervals between May 16th and 

 July 26th. 



Coningheg Light-ship. — May 14th, one about lantern, 11 P.M. ; 

 gloomy, calm ; disabled ; 15th, one struck lantern, 10.30 p.m., 



