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sent to him from various parts of Ireland. The last two came under 
Mr. Watters’s notice in a fresh state ; one of them on the 21st of Sep- 
tember, 1848. 
Hoopoe, vol. i. p. 855. 
One was captured in a field near Bandon (county Cork), in a very ex- 
hausted condition, in the autumn of 1847. A fine specimen, shot in the 
county of Kilkenny at the end of October 1849, came under my notice 
at Mr. Grlennon’s. I have seen one which was shot on Hilltown 
mountain (county Down), about the 20th of April, 1850 ; its stomach 
was filled with insect larvae and perfect Coleoptera. Two were also 
obtained this month in the county of Cork, as reported by Mr. W. A. 
Hackett, of that city. 
Cuckoo, vol. i. p. 356. 
The following interesting communication from John E. Kinahan, 
Esq., Seaview terrace, Donnybrook, is given in that gentleman’s own 
words : — “ On the 17th of June, 1848, whilst watching some of our 
summer warblers in the Yellow meadows, situated on the banks of the 
Slade, about 51- miles from Dublin, near the village of Clondalkin, we 
observed a cuckoo come skimming across the fields, over our heads, and 
alight on some trees about 200 yards down the canal, which here 
almost joins the Slade. Being anxious to procure a specimen, we 
crossed over the Slade, to the track line, and proceeded towards the 
trees, which occupied us about five minutes, during which time the 
bird was perfectly undisturbed. On our getting within range, the bird 
rose, and again pitched about ten yards farther on, but in such a manner 
as to be completely concealed by the branches. My companion, Mr. 
Haughton, followed, and succeeded in winging her. As she was rising 
a second time she fell into a ditch, owing to tjie depth of which, several 
minutes elapsed before we could get her out. Having obtained the 
bird, I proceeded to kill her, by pressing on her breast, having my 
thumb on the cavity formed by the os furcatum , when I felt something 
slip from under my thumb with a gurgling noise. Mr. Haughton, 
attracted by the gurgling, turned at the same moment, and we both 
saw an egg in the act of falling to the ground, from whence I picked 
it up, perfectly uninjured. This egg agrees with all descriptions I 
could obtain, and on being shown to Mr. E. Ball, he at once recognized 
