Coningbeg Light-ship.—May 14th, one about lantern, 11 P.M.; gloomy, calm; disabled; 15th, one struck lantern, 10.30 P.M., killed—[Leg and wing received]—gloomy, calm. June, quantities passing by ship.
Barrels Rock Light-ship.—March 27th, a few all day; the first seen. April 8th, some seen. June 26th and 27th, small flocks all day.
Howth Baily.—One killed striking about May 10th. [Received in flesh.]
Arklow North Light-ship.—April 6th and 8th, Mackerel Cocks all day about ship; wind fresh E., sleet.
Arranmore.—April 9th, thirteen Manx Shearwaters. Great quantities breed in the peat holes about the station.
Skelligs.—June 27th, young "night bird" sent. [Received young Manx Shearwater.] June 29th, another sent, [Received.]
Fork-Tailed Petrel (Cymochorea leucorrhea, Vieill.).
Blackrock, Mayo.—September 3d. "Relative to the Fork-tailed Petrel resorting (breeding at) this rock, I think from long observation (over six years) that they do not." November 12th, four or five Fork-tailed Petrels about rock, 10 A.M.; wind light S.E., gloomy. Never noticed any Petrels in the daytime here before. November 13th, one, 10 A.M.; 15th, one caught in yard, 6 P.M. [Skin and contents of gizzard received.—R. M. B.]
Tearaght.—June 21st, found a Fork-tailed Petrel breeding on island. Bird caught on egg and forwarded to Mr A. G. More; egg broken; 23d, found another breeding; egg forwarded. [The bird referred to on 21st June was received by Mr More, and the egg found on 23d was received by R. M. B. Both correctly identified.] Mr Ryan in a letter says:—"Both birds had nice nests made of withered grass; I have seen none since, and think they are very scarce." Subsequently he writes: "Little nests were formed, but nothing like what land birds make. The little hollow was lined thinly with grass. I often found some of the Stormy Petrels with little nests; but again plenty lay on the bare earth or among loose stone." [Though I have frequently taken the eggs of the Fork-tailed and Stormy Petrels, no grass was ever found about them. See Zoologist 1887, p. 349, as to breeding of Fork-tailed Petrel on Tearaght.—R. M. B.]
Stormy Petrel (Procellaria pelagica, Linn.).