136 The I?ish Naitiralist. July. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



March 5. -Howth.— The Club journeyed to Howth Head under the 

 conductorship of David M'Ardle. Mosses were collected from the north 

 side of the head. As uo full account of the mosses of Howth has been 

 published, these specimens collected were retained for naming, and any 

 species new to the peninsula will be published later in the Irish 

 NaturaUst. 



March 8.— \V. F. Gunn (Vice-President) in the chair. Nevin H. 

 Foster, M.B.O.U., read a paper entitled " The Feathered World." After 

 describing the different types of birds found in various countries, the 

 lecturer threw on the curtain numerous lantern slides of the most in- 

 teresting birds dealt with during the evening. R. M. Barrington, W. F. 

 de V. Kane, C. B. Moffat, and W. F. Gunn spoke in the subsequent 

 discussion. 



Miss Tuckey, B.A., and Geo. R. Humphreys were elected members. 



Aprii, 19. — G. H. Carpenter, B.vSc, in the chair. The Chairman 

 drew attention to the great loss the Club had sustained since the last 

 meeting through the death of Dr. Edward Perceval Wright, its first Pre- 

 sident. In doing so he alluded to the brilliant qualities of the late Dr. 

 Wright as a scientist, and of the esteem with which he was held in 

 scientific circles throughout Kurope. The Chairman also mentioned 

 several instances of his work in connection with Irish natural histor}', 

 particularly his collaboration Mdth the late Prof. Huxley in the examina- 

 tion of the fossil Amphibia of the Kilkenny coalfields. A vote of 

 condolence was passed unanimously. 



W. J. Lyons read a paper on " Rain," in which the general conditions 

 governing rainfall were described, and the characteristics of the local 

 rainfall were dealt with. 



Aprii^ 16. — Gi.ENASMOTvE. — Under the care of J. Bajdey Butler, M.A., 

 M.B., a party visited Glenasmole Waterworks, where the spring vegeta- 

 tion and protective adaptations for winter buds were examined. Rain 

 interfered considerably with this excursion, which was otherwise suc- 

 cessful. 



May 21.— Jobstown.— A number of members and visitors travelled to 

 the Embankment by the 2.40 train from Terenure. The vegetation 

 about Jobstown was then examined. Miss M. C. Knowles, who con- 

 ducted this excursion, demonstrated the more interesting plants found 

 between Jobstown and Tallaght. At the latter place tea was obtained, 

 after which the party returned to town. 



