i9o8. Notes, 163 



Testacella Maugei, Fer., at Cork. 



:\Iiss May Johnson, while walking in her garden at Rath Lee, Cork, 

 found a living specimen of this rare carnivorous slug. Having never 

 seen a slug before which carried its shell " on the tip of its tail," she 

 sent it on to me to identify. The Testacellas are very rare in Ireland, 

 and confined to a few counties on the south and south east coasts 

 (Kerry to Dublin inclusive). They are predaceous, living mainly on 

 worms, though they do not despise other slugs, snails, &c., when the 

 worm diet fails. They should be looked for at dusk, when they often 

 follow worms to the surface, or in very w^et weather in spring and 

 autumn, the wet driving them out of the ground. Old gardens seem to 

 be their favourite habitat in this country. Of the three species we have 

 in Ireland, there have been only about fifteen records since 1835. Dr. 

 Scharff confirms my identification ot the species ; I was a little doubtful 

 as neither shell nor animal was quite typical. 



R. WeTvCH. 



Belfast. 



Testacella haliotidea in the North of Ireland. 



As Mr. Welch points out aljove Testacellas had hitherto only been 

 observed in the South of Ireland. It is of great interest, therefore, to 

 note that Rev. A. Delap recently found a specimen of Testacella haliotidea 

 in his garden at Strabane, in the province of Ulster. The garden is a 

 very old one, and has been cultivated, according to Mr. Delap, for the 

 past 200 years. Mr. Delap has been accustomed to dig in his garden 

 since he came to Strabane seven years ago, but never saw a Testacella 

 until this spring. 



R. F. Scharff. 



Dublin. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include two Hooded Crows from Mr. Pierce Mahony, 

 three Meyers' Pigeons (Mauritius) from Lieut.-Col. Peterkin, a Spider 

 Monkey from Dr. H. C. Garden, a Cayuga Drake from Mrs. Mangin, 

 Peacocks from the Rev. S. R. McGee and Mr. K. O'Keeffe, a Kinkajou and 

 a Puffin from the Hon. Cecil Baring, a Panther Cub from Mrs. Rogers, 

 a Kittiwake from Mr. R. E. Wynne, a Ringed Plover from Dr. J. Trumbull, 

 an Indian JMungoose from Mrs. St. George. Six young Great Black- 

 backed Gulls from Sir Charles Ball, eight Pigeons from Mr. J. Clifton, a 

 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo from Mrs. Bradshaw, two Peregrine Falcons 

 from Mr. J. C. Carter, two Little Bustards from Mr C. Williams, and four 

 dozen Crayfish from Dr. H, Drury. The Rheas, which are allowed the 

 greatest possible liberty as to roaming about the Gardens, laid a number 



