THE IRISH NATURALIST; 



^ Jl|l0ntttlt) aottvnal 



OF 



GENERAL IRISH NATURAL HISTORY, 



THE OFFICIAI, ORGAN OF 



The Royal Zooloyical Society of Ireland ; The Dublin Microscopical Club ; 



Tht Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society ; 



The Belfast Naturalists' Field Club ; The Dublin Naturalists' Field Club ; 



The Armagh Natural History and Philosophical Society ; 



The Cork Naturalists' Field Club ; The Limerick and Clare Field Club. 



EDITFD BY 



GEORGE H. CARPENTER, B.Sc, Eond 



AND 



R. EEOYD PRAEGER, B.A., B.E., M.R.I.A. 



VOL. VI. 



DUBEIN : EASON & SON, Eimited, 

 85 MIDDLE ABBEY STREET, and 40 LOWER SACKVILLE STREET. 



BELFAST : 17 DONEGALL STREET. 

 LONDON : SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON KENT & Co., Ltd. 



1897. 



