140 The Irish Naturalist. [May, 1897. 



S. lufeolum, S. ininiimtin^ S. reptans, and two other species one of which is, 

 and the other may be, according to Sauvageau, new to science; ten 

 species of Ectocarpus, Aglaozonia reptans, Goniotrichuvi elegans, Choreocolax 

 Polysiphonicty Gigartina acicularis, Nitophylluni reptans, Rhodochorton mem- 

 branaccum, and several species of Melobcsia. The paper was illustrated by 

 lantern and by microscopic slides and specimens. The Secretary 

 expressed his high appreciation of the devoted way in which Miss M. 

 Knowles had carried on the examination of the seaweeds from 

 Dungarvan Bay. 



The following were elected members : — Miss Barnard, Miss Cragg, 

 Mrs. Deaker, Miss Longford, W. H. MacM. Phelan, J. Trumbell, Miss 

 Wann. 



Miss Devenish sent for exhibition fruits of Trapa bicornis. 



Aprii, 13.— The President (Prof. Coi,e, F.G.S.) in the chair. Dr. C. J. 

 Patten gave an interesting paper on the Ornithological fauna of Dublin 

 Bay, with numerous lantern illustrations. Dr. Patten gave a list of 

 fifty-six kinds of birds observed, accompanied by natural history notes. 

 The paper dealt more especially with the wading birds, their gregarious» 

 swift-flying, migratory habits, and associated structural adaptations 

 being noted. Prof. Cole and Messrs. DowUng, Palmer, Knox, and I^. 

 Williams, spoke on the paper. 



Mr. A. R. NiCHOivS, B.A., read a paper on the Recent Mollusca of 

 Ireland. The paper was fully illustrated by specimens and lantern 

 slides. The structure and general classification of the Mollusca were 

 considered, special attention being called to the Irish representatives of 

 the different groups. The distribution of the Irish Marine Molluscs 

 was also described, the sea-shore at Portmarnock and Malahide being 

 noted as rich localities. 



Dr. A. H. FooRD, F.G.S., whose illness prevented his attendance, sent 

 for exhibition a specimen of a unique spine-bearing fossil nautilus, 

 collected by himself in the Clane quarries, Co. Kildare. Mr. Neai,e 

 sent for exhibition a lantern slide of a Porbeagle shark taken in a fish- 

 ing net, off Slea Head, Co. Y^^xxy. Mr. J. G. Robertson exhibited a 

 fossil fish from the Kilkenny coalfields. Prof Cole invited photographic 

 members of the Club to join in an attempt to make a photographic 

 survey of Co. Wicklow (see page 125), on the lines adopted by a British 

 Association Committee for the United Kingdom in general. The 

 attention of the meeting was called to the collection of beautiful 

 illustrations of Irish Crosses, made by Miss Margaret Stokes. Five 

 members were elected, as follows: — H. Powell, Miss Campbell, Brigade- 

 Surgeon J, Kelly, Miss McCarthy, W. H. Lee (transferred). Three 

 candidates were nominated for election. 



