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Grasshopper Warbler now in the Museum ? I remember one or two 

 coming up from Rev. W. W. Flemyng in 1885 or 6, I think. I hear 



that knows of two or three other Bee-eaters, which were shot at 



same time with yours ; so you might perhaps think well of writing to 

 ask whether he can induce any of the owners to part with them, as gift 

 or sale. What a pity to lose such a lovely and valuable bird ! . . . . 

 I do hope you will write to him at once. 



(January 2ist, 1889.} Many thanks for your letter and the sum- 

 mary of Sand-grouse in Ireland, which will be very useful. You must 

 have worked hard to collect so many occurrences. I wonder whether 

 any of the birds are left still alive in Ireland. Four killed in November, 

 1888, in Co. Down, are noticed in the January "Ibis" by Mr. R. L. 

 Patterson, as I daresay you have seen. 



(February 2$rd, 1889.} Many thanks for the memoranda about 

 Birds, which you so kindly sent. Could you kindly let me have the 

 localities, and date, and names of donors of the three Greenland 

 Falcons in the Museum? I hope that Williams has shown you the. 

 beautiful young Night Heron, which he has lately stuffed. It was shot 

 close to Rathmines, and would be a good thing for the Museum, if you 

 can secure it. I am very glad to hear that, at last, you have obtained a 

 real Great Snipe. It will be very useful as showing shooting men what 

 the Great Snipe is, and how different from the Common S. 



The following are to Mr. J. R. Sheridan : 



January 26th, 1889. 



DEAR SIR, I was much interested to hear of your having found 

 Erica mediterranea in such abundance near the Colony. Does not the 

 little stream run out into the sand-hills near Lord Cavan's Lake ? How 

 shall I enter your locality, as I am now preparing a new edition of our 

 book, the "Cybele Hibernica " ? And by-the-way, if you have not 

 got the book I shall be very happy to send you a copy, as it might be 

 useful, both to yourself and to some of your visitors who may take 

 interest in our wild plants. You have now got something worth showing 

 them, in such a fine bed of the " Irish" Heath. I wish you would 

 kindly take the trouble to send me up a few branches of it : rolled up 

 roughly in paper, it will travel well enough. It has, I think, a sweet 

 scent, has it not ? 



Has anything been done about exploring and digging into those 

 great shell-mounds which I so well remember in Inishkea ? I think you 

 must have had Colcnel Wood-Martin with you in Achill ? And I sup- 

 pose he would be delighted with such a chance. 



Your letter was sent on from the Museum ; but I am sorry to say 

 that I am now retired on pension, and have nothing more to do with 

 the Science and Art Museum, though I still work as much as I can at 

 my old pursuit of natural history, and shall always be very glad to hear 



