t902. Notes. 103 



Cardium norvegicum at Portmamock. 



The heavy gales of the past winter brought this rather rare shell 

 in on PortmarnDck strand, in numbers such as I have reason to believe 

 had never been seen before. On January 5 my friend, Robert de V. 

 Shaw, and I collected over 100 full-grown and perfect examples in an 

 hour, and we were not the only collectors. Though the specimens 

 were very fresh, not one contained the animal ; and we noted that we 

 saw only three broken examples, and one single valve. Miss Massy, 

 who watches this strand regularly, tells me that on some days she could 

 have collected baskets-full ; and that evidence goes to show that for the 

 better part of half a century past old single valves usually represent the 

 species, though at one time very young specimens — little more than 

 fry — were sometimes obtained in quantity. Mr. Hart states that live 

 specimens have been thrown ashore after storms. Fine specimens are 

 still to be obtained, if any collector desires them. 



R. Li.. Praeger. 



Whiskered Bat in Co. Wexford. 



On the evening of January 21st a male Whiskered Bat was caught at 

 Ballyhyland. by a boy named Walter Carter, who struck it down with a 

 switch as it flew low along the ground. I forwarded it alive to Dr. 

 Alcock, by whom the above identification has been confirmed. This 

 bat is new to the fauna of Wexford, and has hitherto been obtained, so 

 far as I know, in only five Irish counties, viz., Clare, Dublin, Louth, Fer- 

 managh, and Down. The fact of its flying in winter may not have been 

 previously noted. The tempeiature was 48^ Fahrenheit — a high though 

 by no means extraordinary degree of warmth for the time of year. 



C. B. Moffat. 

 Ballyhyland, Co. Wexford. 



By Mr. Moffat's kindness I have had the opportunity of examining 

 insect fragments from the droppings of this Bat. All seem to be refer- 

 able to Diptera, and some pieces of legs and wings clearly belong to a 

 small Tipulid— very probably a species of Trichocera. 



G. H. Carpenter. 



GEOLOGY. 



Liassic Brachiopoda. 



It may be interesting to geological readers of the Insh Naturalist to 

 know that on the ist of February, 1902, I found two specimens of the 

 rare Liassic brachiopod, Discina Holdmis, Tate, in the zone of Ammonites 

 angnlatiis, of the Lower Lias, at Barney's Point, Island Magee^ County 

 Antrim. These little Brachiopoda are not common in our Liassic strata, 

 and this is the only locality in which I have ever found them. 



R. BEI.1.. 

 Belfast. 



