Miscellaneous. 501 



the basal portion of the moveable finger is marbled and mottled with 

 two shades of bright reddish broAvn ; the middle portion of the move- 

 able finger is black and the tips pnre white. The right hand much 

 larger than the left. In one of my specimens, apparently the 

 younger, there is a black spot on the under part of the immoveable 

 finger near the tip. 



This species is caught in the trawl. I have seldom heard of their 

 being dredged, clearly showing them to inhabit sandy or muddy 

 ground. 



I am. Gentlemen, yours obediently, 



William Thompson. 



the kestril in pursuit of prey. 

 To the Editors of the Annals of Natural History, 



The Willows, Swansea, May 13, 1851. 



Gentlemen, — Although a similar fact is mentioned in Yarrell's 

 excellent work on British Birds, you may perhaps think the subjoined 

 note worthy of being transferred to your pages. 



''April 19, 1851.— While on the banks of the Loughor river, op- 

 posite Duffrin, I saw within thirty yards a Summer Snipe {Tringa 

 hypoleucos), which was pursued by a male Kestril, dash into the 

 water. The hawk instead of his quarry struck the water and seemed 

 much confused at his novel position. Disentangling himself with 

 some difficulty from the strange element, the bird of prey flew to a 

 tree to plume himself. When he was gone the Summer Snipe rose 

 to the surface, after an immersion of some thirty seconds, at about 

 twelve feet from the place where he had disappeared, and flew off ut- 

 tering his merry cry as if rejoicing in his escape." 



I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, 



Matthew Moggridge. 



Additions to the Fauna of Ireland. 

 By Wm. Thompson, Esq. of Belfast. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Cylichna (Qn\\9) *^n>e/^«, Loven, Index Moll. Scandinavia, p. 10. 

 — This species has been found at Arran, off the Gal way coast, in 1848 

 or ] 849, by Mr. Barlee. (Communicated by Mr. Jeffreys, Nov. 1849.) 



Succinea ohlonga, Drap. — At the beginning of May 1846, a few 

 specimens of this shell, found along with Balcea fragilis under the 

 stones of a dry wall adjoining the village of Baltimore (co. Cork), by 

 Mr. M'Andrew, were kindly sent to me by that gentleman. Neither 

 Mr. Alder nor myself could regard them positively as S. ohlonga ; but 

 Professor E. Forbes and Mr. M'Andrew did so. In Feb. 18.50, I was 

 favoured by Mr. Isaac Carroll of Cork with well-marked specimens of 

 the S. oblonga, Drap., which he had found within a mile of that city, 

 where the species was first detected by Mr. Samuel Wright. 



Scissurella crispata, Flem. — Two dead shells were dredo-ed at a 

 depth of 27 fathoms, in Belfast Bay, in Aug. 1850, by Mr. Hyndman. 



Puncturella noa^hina, Linn. (sp.). — One dead shell was dredged 

 with the last. ° 



