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pairs will be found in each locality, and the total number 
of nesting birds cannot be large. Such breeding resorts 
are the Nunnery Howe, the ‘Gareys’ at Ballacreetch, 
Slegaby, and Slieu-meayl in the Douglas district, the 
highlands at the Braid, in Marown, a gorsy common near 
Balnahow in Santon, and the secluded ridge between the 
coast and the Rhenass Valley in German. Some breed at 
Eary Cushlin under Cronk ny Ivey Lhaa, on the rough 
edges of Dalby Point, on the Curragh and elsewhere in 
Ballaugh, and on the Ayre among Oyster-catchers and 
Ringed Plovers. On the bare waste ground in the interior 
of the Calf of Man they were perhaps in May 1901 more 
numerous comparatively than anywhere I have seen them 
on the larger island. 
Laying commences about the beginning of April. Lap- 
wings are not numerous enough in Man to suffer systematic 
persecution for the sake of their eggs. 
Twenty-eight specimens only (all Manx) appear in 
dealers’ books in 1902, the species being included in our 
Game Act of 1882 (not in that of 1835). In 1903 only 
one (recorded as Manx), but the figures for ‘Plover’ in 
the two years seem to indicate some confusion of names in 
the registration. 
Mr. Kermode records a white specimen taken by Mr. 
Curphey, of Arbory,in January 1897. As might be ex- 
pected, Lapwings often appear in the migration reports at 
both seasons. On 20th October 1886 a large flock appeared 
in the afternoon at Langness. After the great rush of 20th 
February 1890, nine were picked up dead at the Point of 
Ayre light (Crellin, Y. Z. M, 1. ii. p. 271). In the great 
movements on 10th, 11th, and 12th November 1887, they 
travelled with Thrushes, Larks, Linnets, Curlews, etc., the 
whole forming dense mixed flocks at the Chickens during 
almost the entire night of the first-mentioned date. 
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