200 The Irish Naiicralht. [July> 1S97. 



NOTES. 



ZOOLOGY. 



INSECTS. 



Cupldo minima near Ballyshannon. 



I captured a Little Blue butterfly {Cupido minima) at Brownliall the 

 other day, the only oue I have ever seen in Co. Donegal. 



W. A. Hamii^Ton. 



MOLLUSC A. 



Land and Freshwater IVloliusca from Co. Westmeath. 



Whilst collecting MoUusca this spring in the neighbourhood of 

 Multyfarnhani, Co. Westmeath, I obtained a few specimens of Helix 

 arbustoriim^ which has not, I believe, been yet recorded from this part of 

 Ireland. The other shells taken, of which Dr. Scharff kindly named all 

 about which I was uncertain, were : — 



Vitrina pellucida. 



Hyalinia cellaria^ H. alliaria^ H. nitidula, H. pura^ H. radiatula^ H. nitida^ 

 H. crystallina, H. fulva. 



Helix aspersay H. nemoralis, H. kortensis, H. rufescenSy H. hispida, H. virgata^ 

 H. ericetoriim^ H rotutidata, H rupestris, H pulchella. 



Cochlicopa lubrica^ Pupa cylindracea, Vertigo pygmcca^ V. antivertigo, Balia 

 perversa^ Clausilia rugasa, Carychium minimum ^ Succinea eleganSy S. putris, 



Limuita peregra^ L. sta^naliSy L. palustris^ L, truncatula. 



Physafotitinalisy Aplexia hypnorum. 



Platwrbis marginatus, P. coronaius, P. conlarluSt P. spirorbis^ P, vortexy P. 

 crista^ P. albiis. 



Bythinia tentaculata^ Ancylus Jltiviatilis ^ A. laeustris, Neritina Jluviatilis, 

 Valvala criskita^ V, piscinalis^ Sphccrium corneum, Pisidiwn avinicum, Anodonta 



cygneUk 



G. P. Farran. 



BIRDS 



White Swallow at Coleralne. 



In a back number of the Irish Naturalist the appearance of a White 

 Swallow in a field near Limerick was noted. In the summer of last year 

 I saw a similar bird being chased by other swallows at the Salmon Leap, 

 Coleraine. 



It came suddenly on the scene, was pursued by the others for a few 

 minutes, and disappeared as suddenly. Its forked tail and white colour 

 attracted my attention, as I had never previously seen such a bird 



Samuei, Hknry* 



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