IRISH COAST. iia 
BirDs NOT IDENTIFIED. 
Barrels Rock Inght-ship—May 21st, “observed a curious bird 
hovering around the ship. It waslarger than a Thrush, and of 
a brown mottled colour, with a streak of white across each wing. 
It flew N.” 
South Maidens—May 13th, “a strange bird seen on rock, not 
as large as a Thrush, with a portion of the back yellow, white 
near the tail, which was dotted with yellow spots. JI have not 
seen a bird resembling this one since I came to station.” 
Tearaght.—On 12th April, a bird like the Great Shrike was 
observed. 
Skelligs—October 16th, “a small bird about thesize of a Wren 
with a white spot on its forehead, flitting about amongst the 
lichen on the face of the rocks. It uttered a note like tzit, 
tzit, tzit, or tzee, a little sibilant in tone.” 
Skellags.—October 23d, a Starling ? feeding on rock. A gale 
from N.E., with mist. This bird was spotted with white spots, 
the same as Morris’s Nutcracker.” 
