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killed — [Leg and wing received] — gloomy, calm. June, quantities 

 passing by ship. 



Barrels Rock Lightship. — March 27th, a few all day; the 

 first seen. April 8th, some seen. June 26th and 27th, small 

 flocks all day. 



Hoivth Baity. — One killed striking about May 10th. [Eeceived 

 in flesh.] 



Arklow North Light-ship. — April 6th and 8th, Mackerel Cocks 

 all day about ship ; wind fresh E., sleet. 



Arranmore. — April 9th, thirteen Manx Shearwaters. Great 

 quantities breed in the peat holes about the station. 



Skelligs. — June 27th, young "night bird" sent. [Received 

 young Manx Shearwater.] June 29th, another sent, [Received.] 



Fork-Tailed Petrel (Cymochorea leucorrhea, Vieill.). 



. Blackrock, Mayo. — September 3d. " Relative to the Fork- 

 tailed Petrel resorting (breeding at) this rock, I think from long 

 observation (over six years) that they do not." November 12th, 

 four or five Fork-tailed Petrels about rock, 10 a.m. ; wind light 

 S.E., gloomy. Never noticed any Petrels in the daytime here 

 before. November 13th, one, 10 A.M. ; 15th, one caught in yard, 

 6 P.M. [Skin and contents of gizzard received. — R. M. B.] 



Tearaght. — June 21st, found a Fork-tailed Petrel breeding 

 on island. Bird caught on egg and forwarded to Mr A. G. 

 More ; egg broken ; 23d, found another breeding ; egg forwarded. 

 [The bird referred to on 21st June was received by Mr More, 

 and the egg found on 23d was received by R. M. B. Both 

 correctly identified.] Mr Ryan in a letter says : — " Both birds 

 had nice nests made of withered grass ; I have seen none since, 

 and think they are very scarce." Subsequently he writes: 

 "Little nests were formed, but nothing like what land birds 

 make. The little hollow was lined thinly with grass. I often 

 found some of the Stormy Petrels with little nests ; but again 

 plenty lay on the bare earth or among loose stone." [Though 

 I have frequently taken the eggs of the Fork-tailed and 

 Stormy Petrels, no grass was ever found about them. See 

 Zoologist 1887, p. 349, as to breeding of Fork- tailed Petrel on 

 Tearaght.— R, M. B.] 



