40 The Irish Naturalist. [Feb., 



Co. KiLDARE.— A colony was discovered in June, 1S53, by the late 

 Prof. Kinalian, at Tankardslown Bridge, between Kildare and Queen's 

 County, in a hole in the masonry, about four feet above water-level. 

 First observed by Mr. F. Haughton on the River Barrow. These speci- 

 mens, collected by Prof. Kinahan, were at first identified as V. Nattereri 

 {Dub. Nat. History Review, vol. i., p. 22), and the mistake was subse- 

 quently corrected, pp. 148-9. The confusion about the identification, 

 and the records of the discovery, suggest that Daubenton's Bat was 

 accompanied by V. Nattereri at Tankardstown, and it is definitely stated 

 that one specimen had a fringe of bristles on the interfemoral membrane 

 (p. 87), which could not, therefore, have been V, Daiibentonii. There is 

 nothing to prevent the two species having occurred in the same hole, as 

 there were Pipistrelles along with them also ; and the discovery by Mr. 

 Knight of the Reddish-grey Bat in company with Vespertilio Daiibentonii 

 at Bohoe supports this conclusion. 



Co. Wexford.— Mr. R. M. Barrington received a specimen from 

 Lucifer Shoals Light-ship which was caught "flying low over the 

 deck" at 7.30 p.m. on April 21st, 1891. The Light- ship is nine miles from 

 the mainland. 



Vesperugo pipistrellus, Schreber. 

 Common Bat— Pipistrei.i,e. 



Co. D0NEGAi<. — Ballyshannon, "plentiful" (Alingham-s "Bally- 

 shannon," Londonderry, 1879.) ; I have observed 'it at Cloghan, near 

 Stranorlar; there is a specimen in Dublin Museum labelled "Co. 

 Donegal, ■ presented by Mr. Hart. 



J. V. Stewart (" Mammals and Birds of Donegal," Lotidoiis Mag. Nat. Bist., 

 vol. v., 1832) speaks of " Vespertilio murinus, the Short-eared Bat," prob- 

 ably referring to this species. 



Co. Antrim. — "The only common species" (Belfast Naturalists' Field 

 Club " Guide to Belfast and adjacent Counties"); I have received speci- 

 mens from Mr. C. Black, Langford Lodge. Crumlin, in June, 1894 ; and 

 in August, 1895, I found three complete skulls of this species in pellets 

 cast up by owls, also sent from Langford Lodge by Mr. Black. Mr. C. J. 

 Patten has a specimen from Antrim town in his collection. 



Co. Down. — " Met with everywhere " (Knox, Hist. Co. Down) ; I have 

 received this species from Crossgar. 



Co. Armagh. — At Loughgilly I found this species extremely plentiful ; 

 I have also seen it at Poyntzpass. 



Co. MoNAGHAN. — Mr. W. F. De V. Kane informs me that the Pipistrelle 

 occurs at Drumreske ; and I have received a specimen from Rev. D. C. 

 Abbot, taken at Monaghan town. 



Co. Fermanagh.— On July nth, 1895, I found a large colony in Bohoe 

 Church {Irish Naturalist, April, 1896) ; and Mr. E. Porter sent me, in 

 July, 1896, a number of specimens taken in an old coal-house near the 

 lake at Lisbellaw. INIr. Barrett-Hamilton has been informed of its 

 occurrence at Castle Irvine. 



