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NOTES. 



BOTANY. 



Leptodontium recurvifolium in Kerry. 



The rare and fine moss, Leptodontium recurvifolium (Tayl.), which is 

 unknown outside the British Islands, was first found " on Knockavohila, 

 a mountain between Kenmare and Killarney," by Dr. Taylor, in 1842. 



Dr. Moore in his Report on the Mosses of Ireland, Proc. R.I. A., 1872, 

 says in quoting the record " Not hitherto we believe found elsewhere, or 

 by any other person," Dr. Braithwaite, " Brit. Moss Flora," vol. i., 

 p. 257, gives in addition to Taylor's locality, " Ben Voirlich, by Loch 

 Lomond, M'Kinley, 1863; Glen Vaur, Griffith, 1878; Tyn-y-gross, Holt, 

 1885 ; " and remarks "This fine moss appears to be extinct both in the 

 Irish and Scotch localities, so that its discovery in Wales is an interesting 

 event." And Mr. Dixon, "Student's Handbook of British Mosses," 

 p. 203, gives in addition three other Welsh localities, and remarks about 

 the " Killarney and Ben Voirlich " localities " now extinct." 



It is therefore very interesting to mention that this plant was re- 

 discovered in Co. Kerry by the Rev. C. H. Brinstead, in 1S96, at Connor 

 Hill Pass, and on Brandon Mountain ; and by myself in 1898, at 

 Coomanard Loughs, which are situated in a remote and wild deep glen 

 about two miles north-east of Connor Hill Pass. 



H. W. LETT. 



I/Oughbrickland. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Planorbis corneus in Co. Sligo. 



While on my way to Sligo with some naturalist friends for three or 

 four days collecting last September in the district round Lough Gill, I 

 met Mr. W. F. de V. Kane, who told me he had just taken specimens of 

 this species in a little artificial pond made in recent years to hold water- 

 lilies at Markree Castle. Colonel Cooper kindly sent me these with 

 some additional specimens a few days later. As the only known habitat 

 for this species in Ireland hitherto has been a small area of the central 

 plain we think it is an introduction of late years to Markree, probably 

 with some plants of the Water Soldier, Stratiotes abides, or with some 

 Limncea peregra, &c, which were introduced to keep down Duckweed. I 

 think it better to put the find on record, as the pond runs into the 

 Unshin River, and the species, if a new arrival in the county, might 

 soon spread to likely habitats, of which there are many near at hand. 

 During our visit a very careful look-out was kept for it in drains, ponds, 

 &c, especially near Colloonej' and the country near Markree on chance 

 that it might be native, but without success. 



R. Wexch. 



Belfast. 



