128 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Arranmore.^A-pril 22d, two Peregrines; 28th, four Sparrow- 

 hawks ; June 25th, nine Sparrowhawks about station. 



Bathlin O'Birne. — September 18th, one Sparrowhawk, 10 A.M., 

 on island. 



Eagle Island, E. — April 2d, a small Brown Hawk ; October 

 6th and 31st, one large Hawk ; December 29th, a small Hawk. 



Blackroch, Mayo. — January 22d, one Falcon, 10 A.M., on rock; 

 March 16th, a Sparrowhawk about rock; 22d, two Falcons 

 soaring; April 16th, one; September 22d, one young Falcon 

 about rock, carrying away head and intestines of a fish, and 

 chased by a Eoyal Gull ; October 3d, Kestrel, chasing Snow 

 Buntings, one of which flew into the kitchen ; October 4th, two 

 Falcons ; November 1st, one shot, when about to capture pet 

 pigeon. 



Arran Island, N. — June 28th, a Hawk seen ; July 25th, one ; 

 August 12th and September, two. 



Tearaght. — May 25th, a very large Hawk, of a brownish 

 colour, remained on island up to July. 



Skelligs. — August 28th, pair of Peregrines last seen ; October 

 1st, first appearance since August ; left on 2d ; November 20th, 

 two. 



Owls. 



Mine Head. — July 25th, one flying about 9 p.m.; August 

 13th, one at 9 p.m. 



Bockabill. — July 22d, " 5 p.m.," one seen. 



Innishtr ahull. — A White Owl [? Snowy Owl. — E. M. B.] was 

 seen on west point of island by islanders on 16th January ; 

 March 16th, one " Short-eared Owl " on island. 



Pied Flycatcher (Muscicapa atricapilla, Linn.). 



Fastnet. — October 5th, one killed striking at 4 a.m. ; wind S.E., 

 misty. [Wing and leg received ; erroneously entered as 

 "Goldcrest" in schedule. This is the third specimen killed 

 in Ireland.] 



Tearaght. — September 21st, 8 p.m., one caught at lantern. 

 [Leg and wing received. The second Irish specimen.] 



Missel Thrush (Turdus viscivorus, Linn.). 

 Mine Read. — They leave here in summer. 





