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In connection with these, I may say that on several of the 

 very warm days in August, the medusiform gonozooids of 

 these animals were present in such abundance close inshore, 

 as to give quite a distinct appearance to that part of the sea. 

 This was particularly noticeable off Drumanoo and again 

 near Muckross, in each place being attended by shoals of 

 small fish, locally known as " biern." 



Whit week was spent near Roundstone (Dog's Bay) where 

 we were rewarded by seeing a few plants of Erica mediter- 

 ranea in full flower. Most of the flowering plants peculiar 

 to the district were seen, including, on the road-side, a few 

 specimens of Neotinea intacta, just fruiting. 



The following mosses are additions, for this district, to the 

 1907 Census Catalogue of British Mosses : — 



Polytrichum juniperinum, Aulacomnium palustre, 



Willd. SchwcBg. 



Rhacomitrium lanuginosuni, Breutelia arcuata, Schf. 



Br id. Bryum argenteum, L. 



Hedwigia cihata, Ehrh. Mnium hornum, L. 

 Tortula ruraliformis, Dixon. ,, punctatum, L. 



Weissia rupestris, C. M. Pterygophyllum lucens, Brid. 



Splachnum ampullaceum, L. Hylocomium splendens, B. 

 Funaria Templetoni, Sm. and S. 



The lepidoptera of this district attracted our attention, 

 several species of not very common occurrence being seen 

 one in particular, Melanippe hastata, being especially 

 abundant amongst the bushes round the bog pools. The 

 following were kindly identified for us by Mr. J. W. Carter, 

 F.E.S., Bradford : — 



Lycaena minima, Macroglossa homhyliformis, Nemeophila 

 russiila, Saturnia pavonia (cocoons), Euclidia glyphica, 

 Ematitrga atomaria, Melanippe hastata. 



On the sand-hills we noticed the nests of Terns and Ringed 

 Plover, one of the former containing four eggs. 



In Gorteen Bay, a specimen of the interesting coelenterate, 

 Velella vulgaris, v/as taken. 



Leeds. 



