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Yellow Sandstones, Marls, and Glauconitic Sands. Some of 

 these are very fossiliferous, and details of them will be found 

 clearly given in Dr. Hume's " Cretaceous Strata of Antrim'' 

 Q> J. G. Soc, Nov. 1897, pp. 557-560, Pis. xliv. and xlv. The 

 basalts of the Gobbins have not received the attention they 

 deserve ; this may now be altered in the near future, but a 

 brief account of them with section at southern end will be 

 found in the Geological Survey Memoir to Sheet 29. 



Belfast. 



IRISH SOCIETIES, 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include a Persian Lioness from H.M. the King, a pair of 

 Badgers from Mr. F. Knee, three Turnstones from Mr. R. Warren, a 

 Rhesus Monkey from Mrs. M. de Burgh, Monkeys from Mr. Alcock and 

 Mr. Mangan, two Sparrow-hawks from Mr. J. E. Faris, a Corn-crake from 

 Mr. L. F. Perrin, a Parrot from Miss Tighe, a Gannet from Mr. R. S. 

 Chatterton; also a Sykes Monkey, two Radiated Tortoises, nineteen 

 Doves, and thirty-four small foreign birds from Mr. J. Ff. Darling. The 

 most important acquisition to the Gardens for many years past is a 

 young Giraffe given by Butler Bey, of El Obeid. No live example of the 

 species has been seen in Dublin for many years, and it is satisfactory to 

 record that the animal has borne well its tedious journey from the 

 Soudan, and is attracting many visitors to the Gardens. 



A Barbary Lamb, two golden Agoutis, and seven young Boars have 

 been born in the Gardens. 



BELFAST AND DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUBS. 



JuiyY 11-14. Excursion to Lough Ernu. — On the morning of the 

 nth the Belfast members assembled at the Great Northern Terminus in 

 time to take the 9.40 train. At Clones the Dublin Field Club joined the 

 party, and the combined party proceeded to Newtownbutler. Alighting 

 here, cars were taken for Crom Castle. The P^irl of Erne extended the 

 greatest courtesy to the party in granting permission to visit the grounds 

 and in arranging with his chajilaiu, Rev. J. H. Steele, to conduct. The 

 party spent some time botanisiug in the neighbourhood. Orchids 

 were found in great variety. The great Yew tree at Crom came in for 



