28 The h'lsh Naturalist. Februar}-, 



once by no'self in summer. It is called locally the " Norman 

 cock." The Great-crested Grebe {Podicipes cristatusy Linn.) is 

 not common — specimens are shot from time to time in winter. 

 I found this species breeding at Portlough, County Donegal, a 

 few miles from Inch, and about five miles from Derr^^ I saw 

 two pairs on the little lough. Of the Red necked Grebe (/*. 

 oriseioe?ia, Boddaert), I have one record. Mr. John Bond 

 shot one at Lough Swill}' in 1875. It is now in our City 

 Museum. The SUvonian Grebe {P. au7it7is, Linn.) is a com- 

 mon winter visitor, and sometimes remains over summer. 

 Dr. Leebody saw a pair in full breeding plumage at Inch in 

 May, and on 14th June, 1893. I received a bird in the same 

 plumage from Lough Foyle. The Little Grebe {P. fluviatiHs, 

 Tunstall) is common. 



The Manx Shearwater {Pv.ffi7ius angloriun, Temminck) is 

 common on the coasts but I have never known it to come far 

 up the lough. 



The Fork-tailed Petrel (^Ocea7iodro7na leucorrhoa, Vieillot) 

 visited us in some numbers in October, 1891, On 28th Sep- 

 tember one was found dead in a garden at Buncrana evidently 

 blown in b}^ storm, others were found and seen about our 

 cit3^ The vStorni}^ Petrel {P?ocelIa?ia pelaoica, Liun.) has 

 visited Lough Swilly. The last record I have is of one shot 

 by Mr. A. Bond at Inch, on 7^i\i September, 1899, This 

 species breeds on Tory Island and around the Donegal coast. 



Templemore Park, Londonderry. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



Natural Science in the National University. 



The foundation of the National University of Ireland has resulted in 

 increased facilities for the study of natural histor}-. At University 

 College, Dublin, H. J. Se} mour has been appointed to the newly founded 

 professorship of Geolog}-, and J. Bayley Butler to the lectureship in 

 Botany. At University College, Cork, Major H.J. Cummins and I. Swain 

 have been appointed respectively to the new chairs of Botany and 

 Geology, Prof. M. M. Hartog of the old Queen s College, taking that of 

 Zoology. 



