ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY 

 CLARE ISLAND SURYEY 



This survey of the Fauna Flora, Geology, Meteorology, &c, of Clare Island 

 and the adjoining mainland in the West of Ireland was carried out by over 

 one hundred specialists during the years 1909, 1910, and 1911. It was 

 undertaken in order to furnish a study of a typical area of the west coast of 

 Ireland, a region which provides some of the most interesting faunistie and 

 fioristic problems in Europe ; and also as a contribution towards the study of 

 island faunas and floras — a subject of wide and absorbing interest 



The report when finished will provide the most complete survey of the 

 FauDa and Flora of a definite area which has ever been made. In addition to 



I ematic zoology and botany, special attention has been given to questions 

 of geographical distribution, dispersal, and ecology, and to the influence of 

 human operations upon the Fauna and Flora. The complete report is 

 ed to run to about 1600 pages with 100 plates, and will cost 60/- 

 or more. The whole series may be subscribed for at the reduced price of 

 50/- paid in advance, on receipt of which the reports issued up to the present 

 will be forwarded, and future parts sent as soon as published. Each part 

 will also be sold separately. 



The reports when complete will include descriptions of some 50 species of 

 and plants new t ; also records of about 200 species new to 



the British Isles, and at least 1,000 species new to Ireland. 



The list printed on pages o and 4 

 work, the present state of pub) 

 so far. 



5 wrapper shows the scope of the 

 the prices of the parts published 



imuuications relative to this publication to be addressed to the 

 publishers or to 



The Seckktaiiy, 



Royal Irish Academy, 



Dawson Street, 



Dublin. 



