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Stoat {Mustela hiberniciis) by Mr. Higginbotham, a Hedgehog by Mr. 

 McHickey ; a Sparrow-hawk by Mr. C. H. Blackham, two Magpies by 

 Mr. W. F. Williams, and an Irish Slug {Geomalacus maculosus) by Miss 

 Delap, Valentia. 



By purchase the Gardens have also acquired some very attractive 

 animals — notably a four-year old Dromedary, a two-year old Chimpanzee, 

 a young Brown Bear, two young Malay Bears, a Ring-tailed Coati-Mundi, 

 and a pair of Marabou Storks. Other purchases include a number of 

 Guinea-pigs, and several interesting fishes — the King Carp, Green Tench, 

 Golden Orfe or Ide {Leuciscus idiis), Bitterling [Rhodeiis amariis), and 

 Catfish {Amiurus catus) — also the somewhat celebrated " Roman Snail " 

 {Helix pomatia). 



A young Woodward's Kangaroo has been born, and some young 

 Peafowl hatched in the Gardens. Animals received on deposit or approval 

 include two Yellow Baboons, ten Rhesus Monkeys, a Patas Monkey, a 

 Green Monkey, two Ring-tailed Coatis, and three Razor-billed Curassows. 

 It is satisfactory to know that public interest in the Gardens appears to be 

 increasing. 



ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY FAUNA AND FLORA 



COMMITTEE. 



It is of hopeful augury for the progress of scientific work in this country 

 that the Fauna and Flora Committee of the Royal Irish Academy, which 

 in past years did so much for the advancement of zoological and botanical 

 study, finds itself in a position to resume its activities, and that grants 

 are again available for the furtherance of work in the many departments 

 of the natural history of Ireland that still call for closer investigation. 



This resumption was inaugurated by a meeting of the Committee 

 held in the Academy House on the 13th of June, Mr. A. R. Nichols in 

 the Chair. The subjects reported upon included Mr. Halbert's work at 

 the Hemiptera and freshwater mites, in connection especially with his 

 exploration of the Slaney and the south-eastern part of Ireland generally ; 

 the progress of Miss Knowles's nearly completed work at the Lichens, on 

 which her report is in course of preparation ; a report by Mr. Nichols on 

 the Polyzoa, and the preparation by Mr. Stelfox of a full list of the Aculeate 

 Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) of this country. 



A resolution unanimously passed requested Dr. Carpenter (now resident 

 in Manchester) to allow his name to be retained in the list of members. 

 The full committee, as at present constituted, consists of Dr. G. H. Car- 

 penter, Dr. Bronte Gatenby, C. B. Moffat, A. R. Nichols, Denis Pack- 

 Beresford, Dr. G. H. Pethybridge, Dr. R. Lloyd Praeger, Dr. R. F. Scharff, 

 and A. W. Stelfox. 



