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The Irish Naturalist, 



February, 19 lo. 



R. Southern exhibited specimens of the Eel-worm, Rhahditis brassiav, 

 Southern, recently described in the loumal of Econojuic Biology, 1909, vol. 

 iv., pt. 3, p. 91. The worms were found in decayed turnips from Co. 

 Westmeath. The remarkable structure of the hermaphrodite gland of 

 the female was pointed out. This species will also feed on potato tubers 

 if the epidermis is injured. 



BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



December 15.— GeoIvOGicai. Section.— Joseph Wright, F.G.S. 

 lectured on Foraminifera. He described the structure and position in 

 the animal kingdom of this group of Protozoa, and afterwards summarized 

 his researches into their glacial and post-glacial distribution in the 

 British Islands. 



IRISH FIELD CLUB UNION. 



ACCOUNTS, 1909. 



Audited and found correct. 



J. DE W. HiNCH. 



R. L1.0VD Praeger, 



//o>i. Sec. I.F.C.U. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



M.A.— We do not answer anonymous communications. If you will 

 address us in your own name, we shall be happy to help you so far as 

 we can. — Eds. 



