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Lough-na-crannoge, near the summit of Fair Head, and walked along the 

 edge of the stupendous cliffs of the promontory, and past the Grey Man's 

 Path to Mnrlongh Bay, the interesting geological features of which 

 were lucidly explained by Mr. W. A. Traill. The party returned to 

 Ballycastle at 5.0, when tea occupied their attention, and the return 

 journey was accomplished, Belfast being reached at 9.0. 



Dubinin Naturalists' Field Club. 

 May 26th. — This Club made the second excursion of their summer 

 session, the place selected being Maynooth. A party of nearly sixty 

 members and visitors proceeded by the 1 o'clock train, and under the 

 guidance of the Rev. T. B. Gibson, B.A., the grounds of Carton, the 

 Duchess of Leinster's beautiful demesne, were entered, and the afternoon 

 was spent along the banks of the Rye water, where the zoologists and 

 botanists found much to interest them, while the florists of the party 

 were much charmed with the " wild gardening " that is carried to such 

 perfection here, and whose beauties were ably demonstrated by Mr. 

 Brown, head gardener, who accompanied the party during the day. The 

 greater part of the demesne is too trim and well-kept to suit the taste of 

 the wild-flower hunter, but some interesting plants were observed, 

 such as Arenaria trinervia, which was growing in the greatest abun- 

 dance ; Geranium lucidum, Saxifraga tridactylites, Veronica montana, Listera 

 ovala, Viola hirta, Hypericum hirsntum, Hifpuris vulgaris. Messrs. H. G. 

 Cuthbert and G. H. Carpenter collected insects, and obtained the 

 following species of Beetles : — Pterosiichus strenuus, Anchomenus fuliginosus, A. 

 dorsalis, A. gracilis, Bembidium bruxellense, B. jlammulatum, Melolontha vulgaris, 

 Aphodius erraticus, A. merdarius, Onthophilus slriatus, Brachypterus urticce, 

 Corymbites cupreus, C. quercus, Cryylohypnus riparius, Telephones haemorrhoidalis, 

 T. pellucidus, Rhagonycha limbata, Malthodes marginatus, Grammoptera ruficornis, 

 Donacia bicolora, Hydrothassa marginella, Longitarsus mclano-cephalus, Cyphon 

 nitidulus, Dasytes cvrosus, Galerucella tenella, Sciaphilus muricatus, Phyllobius 

 calcaratus, Orchestes fagi, 0. sti°ma, deliodes quadrimaculaius, Cionus hortu- 

 lanus, Ceuthorrhynckus litura, C. polliuarius, Ceuthorrhynchidius troglodytes, 

 and Rhinoncus castor. Among the Hemiptera, Piezodorus liluratus, Tropicoi'is 

 rufipes, Acanthosoma hecmorrhoidale, Scolopostethus neglectus, Gerris argentata, 

 Microvelia pygmaa, Lygus pratensis, var. campestris, Liocoris tripustulatus, and 

 Lygus pastinacce were obtained. Two Dragon-flies, Pyrrhosoma minium and 

 Enallagma cyathigerum, and two Lace-wings, Henierobius subnebulosus and 

 Micromus paganus, were also captured. At 6 o'clock tea was served by the 

 Misses Gardiner on an open spot backed by fine beech trees, with a 

 beautiful prospect of river and wood in front, after which the members 

 returned to the railway station, some of them taking advantage of a kind 

 invitation to visit Maynooth College, where they saw much that 

 interested and pleased them. The party returned to town by the 8.45 

 train. 



Royal Irish Academy. 



June 4th. — Mr. R. J. Ussher read a paper on the Breeding Range of 

 Birds in Ireland. Recent inquiries have shown that the Golden Eagle 

 still breeds in a few spots in Western Mayo, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry. 

 A pair of White tailed Eagles had been seen in the Co. Mayo, and another 

 pair was found in the Co. Kern - . The Peregrine P A alcon also breeds in 

 many places throughout the country, but the Common Buzzard is nearly 

 exterminated. The Tree Sparrow T was breeding in several parts of Co. 

 Dublin, and was increasing in number. On the other hand, the Raven 

 had become extinct in some counties, and was rare everywhere, while 

 the Bittern is now never met with in our midst. 



