490 Proceedings of tlie Royal Trhh Academy. 



&enus 41. Metzgeria P^addi. 

 1. Metzgeria pubescens SckraiLk:. 



JungermoMxa jiuhescens Schrank, Prim. Fl. Germ., i., p. 231, no. 

 860. Hook., Erit. Jung,, p. 20, tab. 79. Metzgeria pid)escens Eaddi, 

 ia Att. See. Sci. ^odena, xviii,, p. 46. iloore, Irish. Hepat., p. 665. 

 Pearson, Hepat. Erit. Isles, p. 460, plate 205. 



Districts XH. 



Sah. — On moist limestone rocks and banks in woods. 



XII. Mountains near Belfast (Templeton) : Taylor 1836. On 

 limestone rocks between Lame and Glenarm, and at Sallagh Braes, Co. 

 Antrim, 1837 (Moore): Stewart 1888. Carr's Glen (Stewart), and 

 Sallagb Braes (Stewart, Lett, and WaddeU) : Stewart 1888. 



2. Metzgeria furcata Linn., Ptaddi. 



Jungermaniafurcata Linn., Sp. PL, 1602, 1753. Hook., Brit. Jung., 

 tab. 55, 56. Metzgeria glabra Eaddi, Jung. Etr., in Mem. Modena, 

 xviii., p. 43, tab. 7, fig. 1. Metzgeria fur cataJivLmovt.j^eY. Jung., 

 p. 26. Moore, Lrisb Hepat., p. 665. Pearson, Hepat. Brit. Isles, 

 p. 461, plate 206. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. YI. TIL Till. IX. X. XL XII. 



Hah. — On the trunks of trees, on moist banks and rocks. 



var. ceruginosa Hook. 



M. f areata xar. fruticulosa Dicks., Lindb. Monogr. 



Hab. — On the trunks of trees. 



Muckross, Killarney : Carrington 1863. Tore Waterfall, Sept. 

 1897 : McA. & Lett. Burnham Wood, and woods between Dingle and 

 Yentry, 1894: McA. Wood at Goresbridge, Co. Carlow : McA. 

 1896 <7. Cappard and KiUeagh Abbey, Queen's Co., 1891 (RusseU) : 

 McA. 1892 a. On trunks of trees, Co. Wicklow, and frequent in Co. 

 Dublin: Moore 1878. Lough Allen and Slieveanierin Mtns., Co. 

 Leitrim : Stewart 1885. Faimliam Demesne and oakwood at Bally- 

 liaise, Co. Cavan: McA. 1898. Batt's Wood, Eathmelton, Co. Donegal, 

 July 1902: Hunter. Kirkcassock and GillliaU, Co. Down: WaddeU. 



var. proUfera McArdle. 



McArdle, Proc. E. I. Acad., 3rd series, vol. iv., no. 1, p. 116, 1897. 

 Hab. — On trees by a stream near the gi'ound, and on a small bog 

 at BaUykiU, both at Howth, March 1894: McA. 1897. 



