1901. Notes. 23 



ZOOLOGY. 



Vanessa c-album in Ireland. 



A short time ago the Rev. C. L. Garnett, M.A., Rector of Ardtrea, 

 Co. Tyrone, was on a visit in this neighbourhood, and came to see my 

 collection of insects. lie informed me that he had seen Vanessa C. 

 album in Co. Dublin, and on my asking for a detailed account of 

 the matter, very kindly informed me of the circumstances. It was 

 about i\ miles from Malahide, on the Dublin road, that he met with 

 the insect, in either July or August. The butterfly settled and 

 remained basking in the sun with its wings expanded, so that Mr. 

 Garnett had a full and clear view of it. He made an attempt to catch it, but 

 missed, and the butterfly immediately made off at full speed. Mr. Garnett 

 returned to the spot several times, but failed to meet with the insect 

 again. I have submitted the evidence 10 Mr. Kane and agree with him 

 that it is satisfactory proof that it was V. c-album ; but that, of course, it 

 was a case of casual migration. 



W. F. Johnson. 



Poyntzpass. 



Vanessa io in Ulster. 



The Peacock butterfly seems to have made a regular invasion of Ulster 

 this year. We have already records of Miss Campbell's capture of it in 

 Co. Londonderry, and Mr. Kane's records of it from Co. Monaghan 

 and Newry, and I have seen a specimen from Donegal, and now 

 have to report its occurrence in Armagh in the garden of Mr. John 

 M'Watters, and at Ardtrea Rectory, Co. Tyrone, where it was seen 

 by the Rev. C. L. Garnett, while the Rev. Canon Lett showed me the 

 remains of one which he found at Loughbrickland. I must say that the 

 Peacock showed very bad taste in not coming to Acton Glebe, where it 

 would have had every accommodation in the way of butterfly nets, 

 chloroform, pins, and setting boards ! 



W. P. Johnson. 

 Pontzpass. 



Roller in Co. Donegal. 



On 27th September, 1900, Mr. Thomas Sheen shot a female Roller 

 (Coracias garrulus), at Fure, Co. Donegal (about 7 miles from London- 

 derry) ; it frequented the neighbourhood for some days before it was 

 shot, and was reported to be an escaped parrot. 



D. C. Campbei^i,. 

 Londonderry. 



