SCIENCE GOSSIP. 



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any further account of this beautiful little species, 

 which has the appearance of a diminutive Colias. 



The type of this species inhabits India and Arabia ; 

 the var. palaestinensis is found in Palestine. I 

 have received a specimen from Dr. Staudinger, 

 which is here described. 



3. T. norma Luc. Expl. Alg. Zool. iii. p. 350. 

 n. 14 (1849). Antlwcharis nouna. Stgr. Cat. etc. 



30—42 mm. 



Wings pure white. 



F.w. somewhat pointed with bright yellowish 

 orange tips and without spots H.w. white with 

 some indistinct marginal spots. $ larger than (?, 

 f.w. with some brownish black on outer edge of 

 orange tip h.w. with distinct triangular spots. 

 U.S. h.w. white without markings. 



Hab. Algeria (Oran) in the early part of the 

 year and in September. 



Probably a variety of the Arabian and East 

 African T. evagore Klug. 



Genus 15. CALLIDRYAS Boisd. 



Antennae shorter and thicker than in Pieris, 

 but longer than in Colias, gradually thickened into 



C. pyrene. 



a club ; generally of a reddish colour. Wings 

 ample. F.w. pointed at apex and h.w. near an. 

 ang. Colour usually white or yellow. Males with 

 a tuft of hair-like scales near the base of the inner 

 margin of f.w. This genus inhabits the tropical 

 portions of both hemispheres, but the species here 

 given occurs in Syria, and therefore comes within 

 the Palaearctic region. 



111. 



t. 



1. C. pyrene Swains. Zool 

 (1820). 



58—62 mm. 



Wings pale yellow or greenish-white. F.w. with 

 a few reddish or dusky marginal spots. Discoidal 

 spot small and black. There are no other mark- 

 ings. U.S. h.w. with discoidal spots sometimes 

 marked with silvery. 



Hab. Syria. 



{To he continued.') 



IRISH PLANT NAMES. 

 By John H. Barbour, M.B. 



{Continued from page 147.) 



Rosace a f. 



Cran airne or airnead. airne, "sloes." 

 Draigneac or DRAIGNEAN. draigean, "a thorn " ; 

 draig, " dragon." Primus spinosa. sloe-tree, scrogs. 



Cran siris. Primus cerasus. wild cherry. 



Morgraidean. Meirin na mag, "field fingers," 

 or " gladness." Agriwonia eupatoria and A. 

 odorata. agrimony. 



Airgiod luacra. airgiod, "silver"; luacra, 

 "of rushes." Luscneas. cneas, •' noble." Spiraea 

 ulmaria. meadow-sweet, silver rushes. 



Greaban. Spiraea filipendula. dropwort. 

 ■ Dreiseog. dreas, "briar," "bramble." Drios- 

 geactalmain, " briar," " thorn of the earth." 

 Lusna gorm dearg. gorm, "blue," and dearg, 

 "red"; "make purple." Rubus fruticosus. 

 bramble, blackberry. 



Macaw, fiadain. fiadain, "wild"; macalla, 

 literally, is "son of the rock." Heb. Traitnin, a 

 little stalk of grass. Geum urbannm. herb bcnnet. 



Macall uisge. " water echo." Geum rivale. 

 water avens. 



Suth talman. Suth, " juice," "juice of the 

 earth." Fragaria vesca. wild strawberry. 



Bar a brigein. Bridget's sea-flower. Briosg- 

 LAN. briosg, " brittle " ; Ian, "a blade." "brittle- 

 blade." Potentilla anserina. skirret, wild tansy. 



Cuigeag. CuiG mear Muire. cuig, " fine," 

 " lady's or Mary's five fingers. Meangac, " crafty," 

 " deceitful." Potentilla reptans. common cinque- 

 foil. 



Leamnact. leamnac, " sweet milk." Benedin. 

 "septfoil." Meanaidin. nieanad, " gaping." Poten- 

 tilla tormentilla. tormentil. 



Coindris. coin gen. of on " dog." dris, draseog, 

 "brier." Sgeac madra. sgeac, " a bush " ; madrai 

 "a dog." Rosa canina. dog-rose. 



Cota preasac. cota, " coat " ; preasac, from 

 preas, "bush." "bushy mantle." Leagad or 

 Leatac. bivde. " yellow band "or "dividedyellow." 

 Cruba leomain. " lion's claw." Dearna Muire. 

 " lady's palm." Fallaing Muire. " lady's cloak." 

 Alcliemilla vulgaris, lady's mantle. 

 Abalpiadain. wild apple. Ceirt-abaili, abal. 

 Gortog. Pyrus mains, crab apple. 

 Coill-caortand. coill, "wood"; caora, "cluster 

 of berries." " woodberry tree." CAORRAN. berries. 

 Luis, the letter L. Pyrus aucuparia. quicken or 

 rowan tree. 



Sce. Sceac. Sceag. " bush." uat (H aspirate). 

 Crataegus oxyacantha. white thorn. 



Saxifijageae. 



Ci.abrus or Clabras. clab, "thick"; rus or 

 ras, - wood." "shrub." LUSNA I.AOG. Liog, " calf .*' 



