54 1^h(^ Irish Naturalist. March, 



R. Southern, B.Sc— New Irish marine worms. A.W.Stel fox— European 

 examples of Zrw/Z/VrVr; living specimens of ^(?/z!r w^w^r^/zV var. roseozottata 

 from Fermanagh, and Helix horttnsis from Derry, collected Sept., 1908. 

 Miss J. Stephens — Some Irish sponges. I. Swain, B.A. — Gnathobase of 

 Hurypterus from Kiltorcan beds. R. J. Ussher, M.R.I.A, — Nests of 

 British birds, chiefly from Ireland. Miss E. PI. Wilson — The Bleeding 

 Tooth Shell ; bark cloth ; thorns from African thorn bush, Uganda ; 

 Sahara palm lizard; Sahara sand fish; seed-pods of Martynia and 

 Brachychiton. At 8.30 the chair was taken by the President, G. H. 

 Pethybridge, Ph.D., who called on the Rev. W. vS. GrEEn, M.A.,to deliver 

 his lecture, ' Scenes in the West of Ireland." The lecture was illustrated 

 by numerous lantern slides, and dealt with the experiences of the lecturer 

 during the course of his scientific work on the West Coast of Ireland. 



January 15. — About 40 members and friends visited the Zoological 

 Gardens, and under the conductorship of the Superintendent, Captain 

 Arbuthnot, examined the many features of interest in the Gardens. The 

 conductor pointed out how a number of sick animals, which had come 

 to the Gardens, either from their homes or from other Zoological 

 Gardens, had quite recovered owing to the great care bestowed on them. 



January i8.- — The annual business meeting of the Club was held in 

 the Royal Irish Academy House, the President (George H. Pethybridge) 

 in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary (J. Bayley Butler, M.A., M.B.), read the annual 

 report for the year. A slight increase of membership was noted. 

 Reference was made to some rare plants found during the summer 

 excursions, noiohly—Fesittca nnighimis and Trifoliiivi glomeratiim at Brittas 

 Bay, and the exceedingly rare Eriophorum latifolitwi at Fassaroe. The 

 Hon. Treasurer (H. Gore Cuthbert) then read his report, which showed 

 the financial position of the Club to be much the same as last year. Both 

 reports were adopted. The list of officers and committee members for 

 1910, as announced, was — President, R. J. Ussher, D.L., J. P., M.R.I.A. ; 

 Vice-President. W. F. Gunn ; Hon. Treasurer, H. Gore Cuthbert ; Hon. 

 Secretaries, J. Stafford Johnson, B.A. ; Alfred H. Toppin. Committee, 

 C. F. Ball, J. Bayley Butler, M.A., M.B. ; Prof. G. H. Carpenter, B.Sc. ; 

 Miss F. Elmes, M.A. ; Miss Garner, J. de W. Hinch, Miss M. C. Knowles^ 

 C, B. Moffat, B.A. ; George H. Pethybridge, Ph.D ; R. U. Praeger, B.A.,' 

 B.E. ; R. Southern, B.Sc. ; Alex. Williams, R.H.A. Votes of thanks were 

 passed to the outgoing officers, the Academy, and the Dublin Press. 



On the termination of the business R. J. Ussher delivered his presi 

 dential address on " Cave Hunting," which was illustrated by m&ny fine 

 lantern slides, and dealt with several caves explored some years ago by 

 the President himself, and the many interesting remains found therein. 

 The address is published in our present issue. 



P'ebruary 5.— a visit was paid by the Club to Bray Head and Kilrud- 

 dery, where, under the conductorship of Prof. G. A. J. Cole, M.R.I.A., a 

 large number of interesting geological features were examined. Some 

 recently uncovered rocks provided excellent examples of the action of 

 ice on rocks, while in places the layers showing the deposition of sand 

 and mud were seen to great advantage. The conductor dealt at great 

 length on the formation of fissures in the rocks and the difficulties they 

 presented to engineers when constructing water-works 



