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ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include a Patas Monkey from Mr. J. A. Henderson, a 

 Galago from Mr. P. G. Shilston, a young Seal from Mr. R. M. Fleming, 

 an Otter cub from Mr. W. T. Potts, a Squirrel from Mr. Williams, ten 

 Chipmunks from the Right Hon. Jonathan Hogg, two Black Buck from 

 Mr. R. R. Boyd, a Gannet from Mr. J. J. Collins, a young Long-eared 

 0\vl from Mrs. Forsythe, two Great Eagle-Owls from Lord Lil ford, an 

 African Owl from Mr. T. Crean,a pair of Long-eared Owls from Miss I. 

 Anketell Jones, seven Ducks from Mrs. Cusack, three Sparrow-hawks 

 from Mr G. Howard Vyse, Peregrine P'alcons from Mr. R.J. Ussher and INIr. 

 R. M. Barrington, Kestrels from Constable Colgan and Mr. T. Lombard, 

 two Herons from Mrs. St. George, a Reeve's Pheasant and two Amherst's 

 Pheasants from IVIr. W. T. Potts, nine Pea-fowl from Sir Frederick Shaw, 

 two Great-billed Touracous froni Mr. H. de la Poer, a Wood-pigeon 

 from Mr. W. W. Despard, a Cariama from Mr. R. Casement, C.M.G., three 

 Canary Finches from Miss M. Barker, seventeen Canary Finches and 

 three Saffron Finches from Lady Stoker, two Great Black-backed Gulls 

 from Dr. R. R. Leeper, a West African Python from Mr. E. Lindberg, 

 an Elephantine Tortoise Irom Rev. J. E. Hogan, eight Newts from 

 Mr. L. S. Arbuthnot, and a vSalamander from Mr. R. D. Baker. A 

 Goshawk and two X^ittle Bitterns have also been acquired. A 

 White-nosed Monkey, two Yellow Baboons, three Negro Tamarins, 

 two Ring-tailed Lemurs, two Variable Squirrels, a Prevost's Squirrel, and 

 a Malabar Squirrel have been bought for the collection. Early in 

 August a hybrid Zebra foal was born in the Gardens, This youngster, a 

 most interesting addition to the collection, is in excellent health. In 

 markings it resembles the mother (Burchell's Zebra) more closely than 

 the father (Grant's Zebra). 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUE. 



June 4. — Gi,enmai.ure and Lugnaouii.i,a. — A party of thirteen 

 members and visitors, under the conductorship of G. H. Pethybridge, 

 took part in this excursion. An early start was necessary and the con- 

 ditions of weather were very unfavourable. Heavy log and rain was 

 experienced all the way up the mountain until Kelly's lake was reached, 

 where a halt was called for luncheon. The rain having stopped and the 

 fog lifting occasionally, it was decided to proceed to the summit, which 

 was duly reached, but the reward as regards view, &c., was practically 

 negative. The descent was made with some difficulty owing to con- 

 tinued fog. L'nder the circumstances very little natural history work 

 could be done. An interesting series of observations of the temperature 

 of soil and air was made at intervals during the ascent by A. C. Forbes, 

 the heights being ascertained by means of an aneroid. The Silurian 

 rocks capping the granite near the summit of the mountain were observed. 

 Some insect-collecting was done near the cairn, where the ground-beetles 

 Patrobus assimilis and Nebria Gylhnhalii were found, while the Crane-fly 

 Tipiila plwnbea occurred in enormous numbers and Scatophaga sqiuilida was 

 also noted. As regards the vegetation of this summit the chief feature 



