1907* Scharff. — Advances in Irish Marine Zoology. 221 



courage to take up their study. He has published 1 some 

 notes on the distribution off the west coast of Ireland of the 

 species of Dolioluni, Salpa, and Pyrosoma. 



Fishes. — Messrs. Holt and Byrne furnish us with a 

 report' 2 on the fishes of the Irish Atlantic slope. Nearly 

 twenty species are added to the list of Irish fishes, one 

 (Melamphaes eurylepii) being new to science. The name 

 Nettophichthys retropi?matus, given to an eel-like fish in 1890, 

 is now withdrawn in favour of Synaphobranchus pinnatus, as 

 the old name was founded on a much damaged specimen. 

 Figures of some of the new Irish species accompany this 

 report. 



Finally, a special part on Inland Fisheries 3 contains the 

 • translation of a paper by Dr. Hein, of the Fisheries laboratory 

 of Munich, which is of exceptional interest, because it is 

 shown experimental^ that Trout fry begin to feed 

 through the mouth long before the yolk sac is absorbed. 

 The remainder of this part is taken up with statistical matters 

 relating to the artificial propagation of the Salmon tribe and 

 to the inland fisheries generally. 

 Dublin Museum. 



NOTES, 



BOTANY. 



Occurrence of Jew's-Ear Fungus on Horse Chestnut. 



The peculiarly shaped fungus known by the above name (ffimiola 

 Auricula-juda, Berk.) is usually found only on Elder. It was found on 

 7th June at the foot of the Glen of the Downs growing on a dead branch 

 of Horse Chestnut. It has been previously recorded from Co. Wicklow 

 by the late Mr. Greenwood Pirn. 



J. Adams. 



Royal College of Science, Dublin. 



1 Farran, G. P. — On the distribution of the Thaliacea and Pyrosoma 

 in Irish waters. Fisheries, Ireland, Set. Invest., 1906, i. [1906]. 



2 Holt, E. W. L-, and L-. W. Byrne. — First Report on the Fishes of the 

 Irish Atlantic Slope. Fisheries, Ireland, Sci. Invest., 1905, ii. [1906]. 



3 Inland Fisheries. Fisheries, Ireland, Sci. Invest , 1905, viii. [1907]. 



