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Altogether the number of Irish land and freshwater leeches remains 

 at about the same number as given by Thompson, viz, — ten species. 

 One of the commonest seems to be Glossiphonia complanata, which was the 

 second species obtained by Miss Kelsall, whilst Mr. Halbert has recently 

 procured it near Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. 



R. F. SCHARFF. 



CRUSTACEANS. 

 Porcclllo pictus, Brandt. — A specimen of this pretty Woodlouse 

 was taken last month by INIiss Kelsall, near Cashel, Co. Tipperary. It is 

 one of the rarest of the Irish species, having only been previously known 

 from three localities, viz. — Dublin, Belfast, and Maryborough. 



R. F. SCHARFF. 



Irish Psithyrl. — I took two females of Psithynis vestahs, Fourc, at 

 Dundrum, Co. Dublin, on 2nd May. These bees are of considerable 

 interest from their habits, being "cuckoo-parasite" on the true Humble 

 bees (Bombi), which they closely resemble in appearance. I hear from 

 Mr. Carpenter that Mr. F. Neale took a specimen of Ps. riipestris, Fab., 

 at Limerick last year. 



Percy E. Freke, Dublin. 



AMPHIBIANS. 

 Irish Newts.— Additional specimens of the Common Newt {Molge 

 vulgaris, L.) have been received from the following localities since the 

 publication of last month's Irish Naturalist: — Curraglass, Co. Cork (C. 

 Longfield) ; Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow (D. R. P. Beresford). 



R. Y. vScharff. 



BIRDS. 



Rare birds In County Cork. — The following rare birds I have 

 seen at Mr. G. Rohu's taxidermist, Cork : a Bartram's Sandpiper {Bar- 

 tramia loiigicauda, Bechst.), shot at Newcestown, Co. Cork, on 4th 

 September, '94 ; a Gadwall {Anas stn-pcra, ly. ), shot at Castle Bernard, 

 Co. Cork, on istli February, '95; and an Avocet (Recurvirostra avoa-tta, I^.), 

 shot at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, feeding in company with another, on 15th 

 February, '95. The above three specimens appeared to be adults. 



W. Bennett Barrington, Cork. 



White Stork near Athy.— ]Mr. J. W. Young writes in the Field o^ 

 April 27th, that, when driving from Athy to Stradbally, he saw a Stork 

 (Ciconia alba) fly past in a south-easterly direction. Though he at first 

 mistook the bird for a Gannet, he states that he afterwards saw it near 

 enough to render the identification certain. 



Summer Visitants at Knocknacarry, Co. Antrim. — Swal- 

 lows appeared on April 14th ; the Cuckoo was heard on the 21st, and 

 the Corncrake on the 20th. The Cuckoo is said to have been seen on 

 April 18th. 



S. Arthur Brenan, Knocknacarr}'. 



Spring lYIIgrants at Armagh, — In spite of the .severity and 

 length of the winter these birds were not much later than usual. The 

 ChiffchafF was, as alwaj-s, first, appearing on March 25th, Swallows I 

 observed on April 9th, but they did not appear in numbers till the 20th. 

 The Willow Wren came on April 13th, somewhat later than ordinarily, 

 while the Corncrake made his sweet voice to be heard on the 19th. On 

 the 27th April arrived the Cuckoo, the Grasshopper Warbler, and the 

 Sand Martin, and on May 2nd the House Martin and the Swift. 



W. F. Johnson, Armagh, 



