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secured by the Fisheries Association, and now stored on the shelves of 

 the general laboratory, were examined. They include a number of 

 species new to the district, and many that are named and available for 

 reference, as well as not a few that are still to be identified. It was inti- 

 mated that workers are still wanted to take up several groups of marine 

 animals, and members of the P'ield Club were invited to co-operate with 

 the present workers of the Fisheries Association in studying the material 

 that is obtainable, and which would be freely placed at their disposal. 

 About sixteen members went out in each trip of the steam launch, so 

 that all had an opportunity of seeing the entire methods of work carried 

 out by the Association, and the results already obtained. At six o'clock 

 all assembled in the Olderfleet Hotel for tea, after which a short business 

 meeting was held. A vote of thanks to Professor Wilson and Mr. Rankin 

 was cordially passed, on the motion of the President, seconded by W. 

 Gray. A successful excursion terminated by the majority of the members 

 returning to Belfast b3' the 7.40 train. 



August 22. — Excursion to Bknburb. — Twenty-eight members and 

 friends travelled by the 8.40 train to Armagh and drove from thence to 

 Benburb, Co. Tj^rone, where the celebrated castle, perched on the sum- 

 mit of a limestone cliff, 120 feet above the river Blackwater, was visited 

 and examined. The limestone quarries of Benburb are rich in fossils, 

 and the geologists of the party were soon busy. Among the fossils col- 

 lected were Productiis giganteiis, P semireticidatiis^ Fenestella antiqua, 

 Lit ho si rot ion basaltiforviis ^ L.Junceum, Cyathophyllum ftuigites, with stems of 

 Encrinites, which were very abundant. Good collections were made in 

 other departments, but nothing noteworthy observed. Twenty-two 

 species of birds were noted. On again reaching Armagh tea was partaken 

 of, and a business meeting held at which three new members were elected. 

 The party returned to Belfast by the 6.34 train. 



September 5.— Excursion to Woodburn Gi,ens.— Sixty members 

 and friends attended this, which was the last excursion on the pro- 

 gramme. Being a " half-day," there was not much time for work. The 

 partj^ drove to Duncrue Fort, and visited it and the adjoining ruins of 

 Killiaun Church, which were described by George E. Reilly. Then 

 North Woodburn Glen was visited, and the geologists attempted some 

 collecting, but the river was too high to allow the best sections to be 

 reached. Tea was served in a house lent by the Water Commissioners, 

 and then the South Glen was explored in the dusk of the evening. Helix 

 arbustonim was the best shell found. The party drove back to Belfast by 

 moonlight. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



August 22.— Excursion to the Murrough of Wicki^ow.— Five 

 members under the guidance of J. De W. Hinch travelled by the 10 a.m. 

 train to Newcastle, and walked thence along the Murrough to Wicklow 

 station. Very heavy rain prevented much natural history work being 

 done, and after tea the 6.26 p.m. train was taken back to town. 



