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perceptible on their upper surface, but are also apparent through the anterior wings 

 where they overlie the posterior. The form of the posterior wings widely differs 

 from that of Daplidice, as is clearly expressed in the figure. Another remarkable 

 difference in which the unknown greatly surpasses the Daplidice in beauty is, that 

 while in the latter the light parts of the posterior wings underneath are dull, irre- 

 gular bands, in the former they take the form of glossy, well-defined spots and 

 patches some very minute. The gloss is rather satiny than silvery, but still, so far 

 as apparent, approach to the succeeding genera of Fritillaries. The dark portions 

 of the same wings are more dark in this species than in Daplidice, and more heavily 

 irrorated with dark, powdery spots, which give it a green appearance, equal in 

 strength and depth to that of the corresponding parts in Euchloe cardamines. 

 In Daplidice it is much lighter and less bright in colouring. Of my two specimens 

 the new species is distinctly larger than the Pieris daplidice ; but my specimen of 

 the latter may be rather small." 



Mr. Haliday was of opinion that the variety described under the specific name 

 Bellidice on the Continent was the nearest approximation to Mr. Lea's specimen ; 

 and translated the following description from the work of Ochsenheimer and 

 Treitschke : 



"Daplidice, var. Bellidice, Brahm. Ins. K. 862. Much smaller; upper side of 

 wings, a strong, black cloud at base, which, in under wings, extends in a broad 

 streak almost to the middle, and there is lost in the ground colour ; on the upper 

 wings forms a deep, black streak at the inner margin. The under side of the lower 

 wings, as well as the tip of the upper wings, is dark green, without any yellow tinge, 

 and thickly bestrewed with black specks. The white spots are present pretty much 

 as in Daplidice ; but they are smaller, more sharply defined, and form no bands. 

 Occurs at Vienna and Leipzic." 



The Rev. Joseph Greene said, that there were such endless varieties among the 

 Lepidoptera, that he was not surprised at this example, which, however, was a very 

 singular variety, at least. 



Dr. Kinahan then read the second part of his paper on a 



LOCAL LIST OF BIRDS FOUND IN THE COUNTY DUBLIN. 



The species enumerated in the following list were all observed by myself; but the 

 list is not so perfect as I could have wished ; but, I trust, I may be excused when I 

 inform the Association that I am preparing to leave Dublin early in the following 

 week on a voyage to Australia and Peru. It is my intention to be absent about 

 eleven months ; and as I take with me all the articles needed by a naturalist for 

 collecting, I hope on my return to be able to lay before you many interesting de- 

 tails in connection with zoology. 



The Basores are but scantily represented ; they are 

 Columba palumbus. Donnybrook, and generally. I saw a flock of these birds, 



containing some hundreds, at Donnybrook, in the winter of 1851. In some 



parts of the county, as at Portrane, they may be seen, at any season, in 



myriads.* 



Tetrao scoticus. Mountain and common. 

 Perdix cinerea. Stubbles and common. 

 Coturnix vulgaris. Donnybrook. This bird remains here all the year round ; at 



least some straggling pairs may be seen in the winter. 



This ends the Rasorial Birds. 



The Grallatores arc as follows : 

 Gulicnemus crepitans. A specimen was shot, in my presence, on Clontarf Island, in 



1841), by R. W. Atkinson, Esq. 

 Chanulrius pluvialis. Dublin mountains ; common ; breeds there ; Donnybrook ; 



hard weather. 

 hiaticula. Merrion Strand. 



* I may here mention, that in the caves at Portrane the common house pigeon breeds annually, 

 in company with Hirundo urbicus, H. rustica, and Cypselus apus. I saw them last year there. 



