igii- Grove. — Fungi from Co. Aiiirivu i8i 



FUNGI FROM CO. ANTRIM. 



BY W. B. GROVE, M.A. 



Since m}^ previous short paper {supra, p. 142) was written, a 

 packet of Fungi, collected in a fen at Portmore Lough, Co. 

 Antrim, on June 25th, has been sent by Professor D. T. 

 Gwynne-Vaughan, who accompanied the party on the Coast 

 Excursion. The species were as follows : — 



PYRENOMYCETES. 



Claviceps microcephala, Tul. — On caryopsides of Phragmites. 

 Hypotylon cohaerens, P'r. — Colin Glen, Belfast. On old bark of beech. 

 Scirrhia depauperata, Fekl. — On culms of Phragmites. 



[In my previous list Eiitypa lata, Tul. should read E. leioplaca, Cooke], 



DISCOMYCETES. 



Dasyscypha palearum, Mass. — On culms of Phragmites. 

 Dasyscypha albo-testacea, Mass. — On culms of Phragmites. 

 MoUisia arundinacea, Phill. — On culms of Phragmites. 

 Belonidium excelsius, Phill. — On culms of grass. 



DEUTEROMYCETES. 



Dendryphium comosum, Wallr. — On herbaceous stems. 

 Torula asperula, Sacc— On herbaceous stems. 



Birmingham. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



EOYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include a Vernet Monkey, an East African Lion from H.M. 

 the King, a Yellow Baboon and two Badgers from Mr. G. M. Jones, two 

 Green Monkeys, a Civet Cat, and a Royal Python from Mr. C. E. Lane 

 Poole, a Serval from Major H. J. Kelsall, five Bulgarian Ground Squirrels 

 from Mr. P. Mahony, two Angora Rabbits from Mr. S. J. Rawson, a 

 Chough from Mr. C. J. Carroll, eight Pigeons from Mr. G. Mitchell, and a 

 Ringed Snake from Dr. R. F. Scharif. A young Mandrill, a Brown 

 Capuchin Monkey, two Prevost's Squirrels, and an Indian Ratel have been 

 bought. 



The Lion given by the King is a full-grown male, with remarkably 

 black mane, and fierce in behaviour. A litter of five Lion Cubs — the 

 parents being Niger and Nigeria — were born on September 6th. A great 

 toss has been sustained by the death of the White-handed Gibbon, which 

 had lived in the Monkey-house for more than a year and delighted all 

 visitors by its great agility. 



