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Rockabill. — March 13th, a Northern Diver all day; wind light 

 E. April 17th, one. November 4th, one about rock. 



Broadhaven. — October 24th, one seen fishing ; wind S.E., light. 



Cormorant (includes Shag). 



Fastnet. — September 4th, two flocks Green Cormorants going 

 S.E. 



Mine Head. — April 19th, a few Crested Cormorants hatching 

 on cliffs; thirty or forty of the common kind also hatching. 

 They return to the cliffs in the evening summer and winter. 

 They do not follow the coast line, but keep a straight course 

 overland. 



Coningbeg Light-ship. — May 29th, two going W. October 9th, 

 one on ship. 



Barrels Rock Light-ship. — October 26th, two. November 2d, 



two going E. 



Tuskar Rock. — December 16th, fifteen on rock. 



Rockabill. — July 25th and 27th, some seen. November 4th, 

 Cormorants. 



Rathlin Lsland. — May 30th, two Green Cormorants. 



Lnnishtr ahull. — January 15th, eleven on rocks; w 7 ind W., 

 strong. October 6th, three. Cormorants are constantly here. 



Lhinree Head. — April 21st, a flock ; also noted June 29th, 

 September 23d, October 24th, November 10th, and from De- 

 cember 20th to 28th, in great numbers. On every occasion 

 they were going N. 



Broadhaven. — September 25th, twelve Green Cormorants and 

 two hundred Cormorants. 



Eagle Lsland, E. — April 2d, one. October 26th, may be seen 

 almost daily ; are residents. 



Blackrock, Mayo. — January 26th, a strange Cormorant on rock 

 10 a.m. ; wind strong N.E. " Grey head w 7 ith black band from 

 base of beak to neck ; white patch under eye, and deep green 

 crest; rich bronze green back, and white patch on sides." Feb- 

 ruary 26th, a strange Cormorant. April 1st and 10th, do. 

 January 8th, 1887, two strange Cormorants. The male was the 

 same as in January 1886 ; the female had breast dusky white, 

 getting gradually brown up to the neck ; back, the same as the 

 Common Cormorant. 



