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IRISH SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts iuchide a female Chimpanzee and a female Wart-hog from 

 Dr. H. C. Tweedy, a Duiker Antelope from Miss F, C. Tate, two Rhesus 

 Monkeys from Mrs. F. D. Nelson, some Lizards from Miss Mooney, a 

 Herring Gull from Dr. G. B. Crawford, two Belgian Hares from Mr. G. 

 P. Beater, and two Canaries from Mrs. L'Estrange. 



The new Chimpanzee is a lively young female named " Jane." She 

 may be seen daily with " Barney " and " Jennj' " in the Ape House, where 

 the antics of the three prove a great attraction to visitors. The young 

 female Wart-hog is zoologically a most interesting addition to the col- 

 lection, and so is the Duiker Antelope— also a West African animal — 

 which is remarkably tame and friendly ; it is on view in the small paddock 

 next the Superintendent's house. A young female Indian Elephant has 

 arrived in the Gardens from Liverpool ; she is now undergoing a course 

 of training to fit her for carrying children. The new Sea Lions are 

 lively, tame, and in excellent health. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



May 23. — Excursion to the North Buli..— Over thirty members 

 and visitors met the conductor, Dr. Geo. H. Pethybridge, at the Coast- 

 guard Station, at three o'clock. In pursuance of the suggestion recently 

 made by the President (Dr. Pethybridge) that a definite piece of 

 natural history work should be undertaken by the Club, it had been 

 decided to institute a survev of the North Bull, on lines somewhat 

 similar to those on which the recent work on Lambay was carried out, 

 and the excursion was organised in order to give members a preliminary 

 idea of the nature of the locality and of the work it is hoped will be 

 accomplished. From the Coastguard Station the party walked along 

 the seaward face of the Bull until the golf links had been cleared, and 

 then entered the sand-hills, where the rest of the afternoon was spent. 

 The conductor pointed out the various zones of vegetation, which run 

 from S.W. to N.E., i.e. parallel to the sea- shore, and members collected a 

 number of the characteristic plants. A general outline of the work to 

 be done was given, after which members returned to town. 



The survey will include all the branches of Natural History, and it is 

 particularly desired to enlist the services of members as observers and 

 collectors of material for a detailed survey. Members willing to co- 

 operate in the undertaking, who were unable to be present on this 

 occasion, are earnesth' requested to communicate with the Secretaries, 

 and t'j indicate the directions in which they are willing to assist. A 

 special committee will probably be formed later to direct research and 

 collate results. 



