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him as with the master of a hundred legions, and may think 

 himself fortunate if, by the sacrifice of his lantern, he escapes 

 spending the rest of the night in the lock-up. 



The butterflies are poorly represented, only ten species 

 having been observed, viz., Napi, Aglaia, Megaera, Semele, 

 Janira, Pamphilus, Urticae, Atalanta, Cardui, Alexis. 



The Sphingida; are still fewer in number — Porcellus, Stel- 

 latarum, Filipendula? and Bembeciformis being the only ones 

 yet noticed. 



The following list comprises a few of the rarer Lepidoptera 

 found on the Hill : — Lithosia caniola, Ellopia fasciaria, Eu- 

 pithecia constrictata, Luperina cespitis, Mamestra furva, M. 

 albicolon, Agrotis lunigera, A. obelisca, A. agathina, A. prae- 

 cox, A. lucernea, Dianlhcecia capsophila, D. Cucubali, D. 

 Barrettii, Dasypolia Templi, Epunda lichenea, Hadena adusta, 

 Slilbia anomala, Spilodes slicticalis, Sericoris littorana, Di- 

 crorampha senectana, D. simpliciana, Catoptria parvulana, 

 Sciaphila Colquhounana, Eupoecilia albicapitana, E. hybri- 

 dellana, Argyrolepia cnicana, Cochylis Francillana, Tinea 

 confusella, Depressaria capreolella, Gelechia leucomelanella, 

 G.Tarquiniella, ^goconiaquadripuncta, Elachistaperplexella, 

 E. triseriatella, Nepticula acetosoe. Of the foregoing, nine 

 species deserve special notice, as additions to the list of our 

 native insects contributed by this locality, viz., Lithosia ca- 

 niola, Dianthoecia capsophila, D. Barrettii, Eupoecilia albi- 

 capitana, Tinea confusella, Gelechia Tarquiniella, G. leuco- 

 melanella, Elachista triseriatella, Nepticula acetosae : of 

 these only the three last-named are certainly known to occur 

 in Great Britain, and D. Barrettii and G. Tarquiniella have 

 not yet been observed anywhere except at Howth. 



Naturalists ought to abound in Dublin, if they could be 

 developed by favourable circumstances, for Nature, in her 

 most charming dress, is at their very doors. 



The cliffs of Howth, and of the neighbouring islands of 

 Ireland's Eye and Lambay are the resort of innumerable birds. 

 Seals abound on the coast, breeding in the caves at the base 

 of the clifl!s, and their round heads may constantly be seen 

 emerging from the water and peering about, looking like 

 great dogs without ears ; and all this within half an hour of 

 the metropolis of Ireland. 



Indeed, to whatever branch of 'Natural Science a man 



