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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



latter is far from common — not more than two pairs, I believe, 

 during last June. 



The Jackdaw, which flocks around and freely breeds on the 

 coast of the mainland, comes only occasionally to Lundy Island. 

 The Carrion-Crow is resident, and nests in the cliffs with the 

 Kestrel. 



There is an eyrie of the Peregrine Falcon in which eggs are 

 regularly laid, but from which young birds do not so regularly 

 fly away ; the cliff-climbers appreciate the value of the eggs and 

 of the young birds. 



Among other birds I also observed : — Buzzards, Wheatears 

 (common), Blackbirds, which are in larger numbers than the 

 Thrush, Swifts, House-Martins, Sand-Martins and Swallows, 

 Bing-Plover, Oystercatchers (which breed on the island but 

 nowhere else, so far as I am aware, in North Devon), Bobins, 

 Wrens, Cuckoos, Curlews, Goatsuckers, Wood-Pigeon (only one), 

 Whitethroats (a pair with a nest), Blackcap (I only saw one bird, 

 but it seemed to have a nest near which I was unable to find), 

 Willow-Warbler (one singing in the garden of the owner of the 

 island, the Bev. H. G. Heaven), Goldfinches (one pair), Bock- 

 Pipits, and Turtle-Doves (one pair, which disappeared the day 

 after I had seen them). 



Among the birds that I did not see were Buntings, Wagtails, 

 Tits, Bullfinches, Lapwings, and, of course, the Woodpeckers, 

 Tree-Creepers, &c. 



A bird which I did not see, but which I heard one night, was 

 the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus anglorum). Although long sus- 

 pected of being a resident species, it was only actually discovered 

 nesting a few years ago by Mr. A. J. B. Boberts, who mentions 

 his discovery in the " Bird Book." Their nesting haunt is on 

 the east side of the island, near the granite quarries. Perhaps 

 the Stormy Petrel {Procellaria pelagica) also breeds, but a careful 

 search, especially among loose stones at the South End, was un- 

 successful in revealing any signs of it. 



The number of species of birds which have been recorded for 

 Lundy is a fairly long one, but the number of species to be found 

 there at any one time varies considerably, and is very low. All 

 the land species of birds are very poor in individuals, if we except 

 the Linnets, Stonechats, Pipits, Larks, and Blackbirds. 



