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and the Mole, the birds, molluscs and insect larvae described, give great 

 cause for anxiety. 



This ends the list of those articles which deal directly with the matters 

 over which the Irish Naturalist is concerned. There remain, however, 

 a number of articles dealing with matters more or less closely connected 

 with the subjects. As to some of these it is not necessary to say more 

 than that the subject dealt with has been treated clearly and in- 

 telligently. As to four of these articles that, however, would not be 

 enough. Prof. Ewart's article on "The Ponies of Connemara " is, as 

 might be expected, a model of what a paper on that subject should be. 

 In his account of the existing varieties, the physical features of the 

 country which has produced these varieties, and, I am sorry to have to 

 say, his view as to the probable result of the present unregulated system 

 of replacing Connemara sires by Welsh cob or Hackney sires. Prof. 

 Ewart also deserves great credit for the illustrations to his paper, 

 which are most excellent. 



Mr. Bruce's paper, which follows Prof. Ewart, gives a very clear and 

 definite account of how the present " Kerry " and " Dexter," if they are 

 to be taken as distinct breeds, has originated, and are now being kept 

 up, and is of great interest to those interested in the question. 



The only other papers which I can here refer to are Mr. Green's on 

 " The Sea Fisheries of Ireland " and on " Inland Fisheries " ; two papers 

 in which the present conditions of the fisheries of Ireland are succinctly 

 described. 



There are other papers in this volume to which praise might well be 

 given, there are many other papers well deserving of praise, but we 

 know that the field to which praise from the Irish Naturalist is appro- 

 priate is not a large one, and it is better to end by saying too little than 

 too much. 



R. R. Kank. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include four Peafowl, from Sir J. Banks ; a Black-headed 

 Gull, from General Sir J. Davis ; a Carrion Crow, from Mr. T. P. Hart ; 

 and two Barn Owls, from Mr. Brooke. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



August 24. — Excursion to Lucan. — Twenty-five members attended. 

 The party on arriving at Lucan walked from the Spa along the river- 

 bank as far as the Salmon Leap and back. The day was beautifully fine 

 and a good deal of collecting was done. After having tea at the Lucan 

 Hotel the party returned to Dublin by the 7.30 tram. 



