_Coningbeg Light-ship._--Oct. 9th, five Mother Carey's Chickens caught
on deck, 5 a.m.; wind light, hazy. Oct. 15th, two Stormy Petrels about
ship; 28th, two caught on deck, 10.30 p.m.
_Arklow South Light-ship._--April '24th, one; wind light E.
_Tearaght._--Stormy Petrel very plentiful this year. They are not
much observed until July, from which time they continue breeding
until September. They make a noise which is a continuous chain of
articulations, and might be heard on a calm night a distance of 300
feet; this noise is kept up by those in the holes as well as those on
the wing.
_Skelligs._--Sept. 4th, two struck, 10.30 p.m., not killed; did not
notice any after this date. They breed here.
Birds not Identified.
_Rockabill._--"March 6th, large bird, name unknown, killed striking, at
3 a.m.; wind N., fresh, cloudy. Had long bill, and long black legs."
_Killybegs._--April 8th, "three strange birds, name unknown. White
fan-shaped tail, tipped with black; wings white, tipped with black;
white ring round neck; size of Sparrow; came from seaward, and remained
several days."
_Tearaght._--May 20th, "one bird, not known, about the size of a
Lapwing; colour of a Grey Plover, land-bred, fan-tail, tips of feathers
of tail white, chased by Crows."
_Tearaght._--Oct. 28th, "small bird, size of a Linnet; shoulders red or
copper-colour; breast and belly grey, also round neck; head tufted. It
remained about a week."
_Tearaght._--Nov. 18th, "a bird about the size of a Linnet came on
island; above eyes a white curved streak; eyes and round eyes black;
under head, round breast, a white ring, thence down belly, wings, and
back of a reddish or copper-colour; some white feathers in wing; top
of head black, and tail appears narrow and black. Two of these, one
readily distinguished from the other."
WEST, NEWMAN AND CO., PRINTERS, 54, HATTON GARDEN, LONDON, E.C.
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Transcriber Note
Minor typos corrected. In previous editions, one locality was listed as
"Farne". In this edition, there is one reference to Farne Islands (p. 54)
all of the other locations are listed as "Farn" and left as is. Due to
space limitations, the table on page 81 was rotated 90°.
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