256 The Irish Naturalist. [October, 189S. 



Woodlarkin Co. Wicklow. 



On 3rd vSeptember, while shooting near Bra}', Co. Wicklow, I observed 

 a small flock of these birds feeding in a grassy lane ; they were very tame, 

 allowing me to approach quite close, when they would rise suddenly, and 

 fly a short distance, making almost a characteristic swoop, and uttering 

 a note fairl}' indicated by the French name"Lu-lu" repeated several 

 times (Saunders). For the purposes of identification I secured a speci- 

 men which proved to be an adult female. 



Trinity College, Dublin. B. Bi^ake Kxox. 



Knot (Tringa canutus) at Portsalon, Lough Swilly. 



On 17th August a pair of Knots in ///// brccdiui:^ phunage were seen on 

 the sands at Portsalon. Mr. H. Williams, of Londonderry, obtained one, 

 which I examined. 



Londonderry. D. C. Campbki.Iv. 



MAMMALS. 

 Daubcnton's Bat (Vespertilio Daubentonii, Leisler) 



in Co. Wicklow. 



A female of this rather uncommon species was shot by Mr. E. B. Knox, 

 at Bray, county Wicklow, on the evening of September 8. It formed 

 one of a little part}- of six or seven, which flew up and down a stream 

 very close to the water, and we had observed themf or several evenings 

 before we were able to secure a specimen. 



Daubenton's Bat has seldom been recorded from Ireland (see H. L. 

 Jameson, Irish Nat., vi. , Feb., 1897), and never from Wicklow, the nearest 

 locality being Tankardstown Bridge, county Kildare (J. R. Kinahan, 

 Proc. N. H. Soc. Dubl., ii., pp. 154-170). It is gregarious in its habits, 

 and consequently when observed at all it is usually seen in considerable 

 numbers. It is rather larger than the Pipistrelle, and the fur is much 

 darker in colour on the neck, a light grey below, rendering this l)at 

 more easily seen against a dark background. An interesting account of 

 its habits is to be found in Bell's " British Quadrupeds," 2nd ed., pp. 

 60-66, and in the " Zoologist" (Mr. J. B. Harting) (3), xiii., 1889, pp. 161- 

 166, which also gives a coloured plate. 



Mr. Knox also furnished me with specimens of the Hairy-armed Bat 

 i^Vcsperiigo Leisleri Kuhl) and the Pipistrelle {^Vesperugo pipistreliics, 

 Schreber) from the same locality, and also from Greystones (recorded 

 previously from Wicklow by Kinahan, /oc. cit., and Barrington). 



These three species were all seen together on the wing at Bray, and 

 afforded an interesting contrast. The Hairy-armed Bat came out first, 

 about 6.45 p.m., and flew over a wide area, at a considerable height, 

 often screaming loudly in its course. The Pipistrelle appeared next, at 

 7 o'clock, with a more devious and fluttering flight ; it was apparently 

 nearly silent. Daubenton's Bat was the latest, at a quarter past seven 

 and flew very close to the water ; it made no noise at all. 



Trinity College, Dublin. N. H. Ai^cock. 



