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Polydrosus flavipes, Deg. Glasnevin 

 Botanic Gardens, &c. ; 

 scarce. 

 ,, micans, F. Taken by Mr. 



Tardy. 

 ,, ptergomales, Schon. Upon 



beech-trees, early in 

 summer. 

 Nemoicus oblongus, L. Local. 

 Phyllobius uniformis, Mm. Ditto. 

 ,, argentatus, L. Frequent 

 ,, calcaratus, F. Taken by 

 Mr. Tardy. 

 Apion Cracca?, L. Bray. 

 M violaceum, Kby- Local. 



Hydrolapathi, Kby. Ditto. 

 „ frumentarium, L. Ditto. 

 ,, radiolus, Kby. Ditto. 



teneum, F. Portmarnock. 



Apion rufiorstre, h. Ditto. 



,, virens, Hbst. Portmarnock ; 



abundant. 

 , , Kirbii, Ste. Phoenix Park. 

 ,, flavipes, F. Local. 

 ,, nigritarse, Kby. Ditto. 

 , , apricans , Hbst. Not unfrequently. 

 ,, Pisi, F. Local. 

 ,, miniatum, Schon. Malahide, 



&c. 

 ,, subulatum, Kby. Not com- 

 mon. 

 ,, vorax. Hbst. Ditto. 

 ,, Ervi, Kby. Ditto. 

 ,, assimile, Ste. Local. 

 Ramphus flavicornis, Civ. Phoenix 



Park ; on hawthorn. 

 Rhynchites Alliariag, Pk. Taken by 

 Mr. Tardy. 

 ,, Betuhe, L. Ditto. 



,, Carduorum, Kby. Local. 



In reference to some observations of Mr. Hogan, 



Dr. Ball and Mr. Kinahan mentioned having found the cockchaflfer (Melolontha 

 vulgaris) frequently near Dublin ; and Dr. Ball said that the glowworm (Lam- 

 pyris noctiluca) had been brought from England to Dublin, and, some having 

 escaped, might possibly still be in existence. 



Mr. J. H. Lamprey exhibited a pair of the woodlark (Alauda arborea), which 

 had been captured during the severe weather about the first of this month, in the 

 Vale of Avoca, County Wicklow, and related some interesting particulars about 

 them. This bird is so very local as to be almost ranked among our rare indigenous 

 birds. 



Dr. Ball exhibited a very fine specimen of the green woodpecker (Picus viridis) ; 

 it is a bird of rare occurrence in Ireland, and this was the first well- authenticated 

 case that had fallen under his notice ; it was kindly forwarded to him by Thomas 

 Batt, Esq., of Rathmullen, Derry. Dr. Ball then explained the curious structure 

 of the tongue, enabling it to protrude it considerably in search of its insect prey. 



Dr. Allman said it was one of the commonest of the woodpeckers in the south of 

 England, and with its bright green colour added greatly to the beauty of the woods. 



Mr. Wright mentioned that a specimen obtained in County Kildare was in the 

 collection of Mr. J. Watters, and that it had been obtained as far north as Scotland. 



Dr. Ball stated that he had just procured, for the Zoological Society, a living 

 specimen of the short-eared owl (stryx brachyotus) ; and then the meeting adjourned 

 to February 28. 



FEBRUARY 11, 1854. 

 R. Ball, Esq., LL.D., President, in the chair. 



Donations to Library. — Cuvier's Comparative Anatomy, edited by Dr. 

 Macartney ; and Huber on Bees, by the President. 



Dr. Ball laid before the meeting a collection of fishes, Crustacea, mollusca, &c, 

 collected by Commander M'Clintock, in his voyage in search for Sir John Franklin. 

 He regretted that he was prevented from entering as fully as he had intended into 

 the description of this very interesting collection ; at present he would content him- 

 self with calling attention to some of the most remarkable specimens, reserving for 

 future occasions a more detailed statement. Amongst the fishes was a specimen of 

 Cyclopterus spinosus found on the ice in 75£° north latitude ; an Ammodytes 

 lancea, taken at sea in Baffin's Bay; a Gadus~callarius, having attached to the 

 gills a Lernea Avhich seemed distinct from the Lernea branchialis. Amongst the 

 many interesting shells the large series of Buccinum Humphreysianum appeared to 

 be particularly interesting to Irish naturalists. Some of the specimens were much 



