1876-1877.] 269 



Britain. Mr. Wright then referred to the fossil Foraminifera, and 

 stated that he had discovered them in the Lower Lias at Barney's 

 Point, Islandmagee, a locality extremely rich in fossils, but in 

 which these little rhizopods had not hitherto been detected. The 

 species found are as follows — those marked (*) being additions to 

 our Irish lists: — *Trochammina incerta (UOrb.); *Lagena 

 striata (Z>' Orb.)', *Nodosaria raphanistrum {Linn.) ; *N. Ra- 

 phanistrum, var. approaching Scalaris (Batsch.) ; Dentalina 

 communis (D'Orb) ; *Marginulina glabra (UOrb) ; M. Ensis 

 (Reuss); Cristellaria acutauricularis (F. & M.); *Polymor- 

 phina compressa (D'Orb.); Frondicularia striatula (Reuss) ; 

 Lingulina tenera (Bornemann) ; *Discorbina sp. In the Club's 

 proceedings for the year 1870-71 a good series of these interesting 

 forms is recorded from Ballintoy, the only other Lias locality in 

 Ireland which has hitherto yielded them. Although Liassic Fora- 

 minifera have as yet been recorded only from the above two loca- 

 lities, there is every reason to believe they will be found at many 

 other places throughout the North of Ireland. 



Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.I.A., stated that in addition to the two 

 localities mentioned by Mr. Wright, he (Mr. Gray) had found Lias 

 Foraminifera in other localities, such as Glynn, Ballygally Head, 

 Glenarm Deer-Park, and under Straidkelly.* 



Mr. S. A. Stewart, F.B.S. Edin., exhibited a rare and very 



* These shales have since been examined by Mr. Wright, and were all 

 found to contain microzoa in more or less abundance ; that from Ballygally 

 Head yielding Ostracoda and Foraminifera in great profusion and variety. 

 The following species were found at this station : — Nodosaria raphanus 

 {Linn.); N. raphanistrum (Linn.); N. raphanistrum {Linn.), approaching 

 Scalaris {Batsck.) ; Dentalina communis (D'Orb.) ; D obliqua (Linn.); 

 Marginulina glabra (D'Orb.); M. Lituus {D'Orb.); *Vaginulina harpa 

 {Rd'mer) ; Cristellaria sp. ; Frondicularia striatula {Reuss.) ; Lingu- 

 LINA TENERA {Bornemann) ; *Cytherella CIRCUMSCRIPTA (?) {Blake) ; 

 *Bairdia DISPERSA {Blake); *B. lachryma (?) {Blake); *B. NOV. spi.c. ; 

 *Polycope cerasia (?) {Blake) ; *Cythere Nov. spec, near C. Blakei 

 (Jones). 



