1 82 The Irish Naturalist, May, 



At Portstewart, Co. Derry.— Amara tibialis, *Pliaedou armoracia. 



At Magilligan, Co. Derry.— Elaphrus riparius, *Mysia oblongoguttata, RJw- 

 palomesites Tardyi. 



At Kilderry, Co. Donegal.— Bradycellus distinctus, *Bolitobius pygmaus, 

 *Otiorrhy)ic/uts aiiropunctalus, Caiiodcs rubiamdus. 



At Buncrana, Co. Donegal. —Calathus melanocepkalus, Tachypus fiavipes, 

 Deronectes xii.-piislulatus, Helophoms nigosus y Silpha atrata var. stibrotundata :, 

 Aphodius merdarius, *Tenebrio molitoi', Philopedon geminatus,Sitones cambricus 

 var. cinerascens, S. ptmcticollis. 



In addition to these, amongst some given to me by Mr. D. C. Campbell, 

 were Philonthus proximtis, Elato- pomorum, and *Nacerdes melanura. Mr. 

 Campbell could not trace the place of capture of the first two, but the 

 Nacerdes was taken in his office in Londonderry. 



Those marked with an asterisk are new to their respective counties. I 

 am indebted to Rev. W. F. Johnson and Mr. J. N. Halbert for kindly 

 identifying a large number of my captures. 



Saprinus quadristriatus has only been found as yet in county Antrim. 

 Eight specimens were taken by me on the sandhills at Portrush. The 

 other stations are Whitepark Bay and the mouth of the Bush River. 

 Tenebrio molitor was taken on a piece of rotten drift wood on the beach at 

 Buncrana. It is usually found in flour stores and mills, and has hitherto 

 only occurred at Belfast and Dublin. 



The very interesting weevil OtiorrhyncJms auropiinctahts was found whilst 

 beating in the woods at Kilderry. The only other northern station is 

 Culmore, where it was found by the late Mr. Buckle. I took a number 

 of specimens of the large white form of Philopedon geminahis at Portrush 

 and Buncrana. Some of them were exceptionally large and very white. 



C. R. Ai<geo. 

 Belfast. 



A Gigantic Woodcock. 



While shooting the covers at Clandeboye, Co. Down, on the 30th January 

 last, a member of the party missed a long shot at a bird that the keeper 

 did not recognise. On our walk homewards in the evening, the latter 

 described it as being an enormous Woodcock, very black in colour. In 

 the " Fur, Feather and Fin " series of monographs on game birds and 

 beasts, Mr. L,. H. de Vismes Shaw gives an account of various large Wood- 

 cock recorded, and proceeds to say that he is of opinion that a giant 

 variety of this bird once existed, which was known to the rustics in the 

 eastern counties of England as the " Double Woodcock " or " Muff-cock." 

 Among other records he quotes Yarrell, who mentions a 'cock shot in 

 1801 weighing 27 ounces, the ordinary bird averaging about 11 or 12 

 ounces. (" Snipe and Woodcock." 1903^.128.) 



On reading this, I wrote to my friend Mr. Arthur O. Fisher, then stay- 

 ing at Clandeboye, asking him to have another look for the bird, and he 

 writes me as follows : — 



