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author’s intentions should be carried out as far as possible. The remaining 
volumes of “The Natural History of Ireland” being in course of preparation 
for the press, the present communication was confined to an enumeration of 
the several species of animals now recorded as Irish, but which had not 
been made known at the date of the publication of Mr. Thompson’s previous 
reports, 
Div. VERTEBRATA. 
Class MamMMaAtia. 
Vespertilio Nattereri, Kuhl, ......... M‘Coy, in Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. xv. p. 270. 
Delphinus tursio, Fabr. vieseseeseseees Gray, in Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. vii. p. 84. 
Class Avs. 
Vultur fulvus, Linn....ccssecccoeeeee Yarrell, Br. Birds, ed. 2. vol. i. p. 1; Thomp. 
Nat. Hist. Ireland, vol. i. p. 84. 
Aquila Neeviay Brisson ...sciscocssees «. Yarr. Br. B. vol. i. p. 10; Thomp. N, H. Ire. 
vol. i. p. 13. 
Circus cineraceus, Mont, (sp.).+s...... Thomp. N. H. Ire. vol. i. p. 427, 
Motacilla alba, Linn., Gould .......0. “ >»  p. 218 
Alauda cristata, Gould........ seesecceee Yarr. Br. B. vol, i. p. 455. 
Alcedo Aleyon, Linn. ......ccsscccevees Thomp. N. H. Ire. vol. i. p. 373. 
Hirundo purpurea, Wilson ......... .« Yarr. Br. B. vol. ii. p. 257. 
Perdix rufa, Mont. s.....ssccccevesesses Thomp. N. H. Ire. vol. ii. p. 65. 
Charadrius cantianus, Latham ...... 3: »  p- 104, 
Grus cimerea, Bechst. ......secesceeeeee 3 » p13. 
Botaurus lentiginosus, Mont. (sp.)... 5 »  p. 168. 
Ciconia alba, Brisson .ccccsscescsseeses aes op. 175. 
Selon Brehmi, Kaup...secccssereess 53 vol. iti. p. 447. 
inga platyrhynca, Temm. ........04.. es vol. ii. p. 282. 
— Schinzii, Bonap. ......s.cecseeoee = » p- 297. 
— Bonapartei, Schlegel. .......0000 ce 32" By OT 
— rufescens, Vieill. ......00000. soseee M‘Coy, in Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. xv. p. 271, 
— Temminckii, Leister ............ Thomp. N. H. Ire. vol. ii. p. 302. 
Crex Bailloni, Vieil/. (sp.) .....0 Cate 3 >» p- 32), 
Gallinula Martinica, Gmel. ...... Zaades a bh) POOLE 
Anser Canadensis, Gel. (sp.) ......- a vol. iii. p. 24. 
— egyptiacus, Linn. (sp.) ......0. wa >» p: 64. 
Tadorna rutila, Pallas (sp.)...... ee 4 st Ps GB, 
Anas Americana, Gel. ...........004 i pea ean 
Oidemia perspicillata, Linn. (sp.) ... 3 » p. 118, 
Mergus cucullatus, Linn. ....... ooonae re »  p. 161. 
ria leucophthalmus, Faber ......... 3 PAR ie + 1 
Sterna Velox, Ruppel ....sssecsssecere 55 »  p. 266. 
_ ——leucopareia, Natterer .......+.... 5 oy =p. 298. 
_ —— leucoptera, Meissner & Schinz.. M‘Coy, in Ann. N. H. vol. xv, p, 271 ; Thomp. 
fy N. H. Ire. vol. iii. p. 307. 
Larus Bonapartii, Rich. & Swains.... Fr » p. 317. 
_ Procellaria glacialis, Linn. ........+00 5 3  p. 406, 
Class Pisces. 
Cottus Groenlandicus, Cuv. § Val.... Specimen in Dublin University Museum, ob- 
tained by Dr. Ball at Youghal; another 
procured by Mr. Wm. Andrews from Dingle 
Bay, Feb. 1850. 
Sebastes Norvegicns, Cuv. & Val. ... em from Dingle Bay by Mr. Wm. An- 
drews. 
, Pagellus erythrinus, Cuv. § Val. .... Taken on south-west coast by the same gen- 
tleman, 
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