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possible, specimens of the bats that invest these old towers. 

 None, unfortunately, were found, but a Barn Owl's nest was 

 observed, out of which the young birds had just flown. 



Punctually to the time appointed all were on the waggonettes, 

 and Newry soon after reached, where an early dinner was 

 partaken of, after which a short business meeting was held, and 

 the following new members elected — Alexander M. Bain 

 and George Gibson. No time was lost, so as to allow 

 the members to accept the invitation of Henry Barcroft, 

 J.P., to take tea at the Glen, where the ladies of the 

 house, with true Irish hospitality, soon made one and all at 

 home. The evening till train-time was spent strolling about 

 the glen, and here the parting with the Dublin naturalists took 

 place, not, however, before a full reunion had been arranged 

 for at a later date. Their presence and society had been 

 enjoyed by all, being a true union of hearts, and many hopes 

 were expressed that these joint excursions should be annual, the 

 Belfast people having derived additional profit and advantage 

 from the arrangement, which it is trusted was reciprocal. 

 Belfast was reached at nine o'clock, bringing all home well 

 pleased with the most successful excursion, from a naturalist's 

 point of view, ever held by the Club, and one that will always 

 associate pleasing recollections with Dundalk, Newry, and 

 Carlingford. 



Among the rarer Hemiptera taken during the trip were — 

 Gerris costce, in small pool near top of Slieve Gullion ; Salda 

 orthochila, Slieve Gullion ; Pithanus Maerkeli, Dundalk ; 

 Calocoris roseomaculatus, Carlingford ; Lygus lucorum, Dun- 

 dalk and Fathom • Notonecta glauca, in a lake at i, 800 feet 

 on Slieve Gullion. Lepidoptera were very few in number, and 

 of no special interest. 



David M'Ardle, of Glasnevin Botanic Garden, collected 

 mosses and hepatics, and reports that the best plants observed 

 were as follow : — Mosses— Campy /opus setifolius (Wils.), 

 Amblystegium serpens (Dill), and Sphagnum rubellum (Wils.), 

 on Carlingford Mountain ; lortula Jallax (Hedwig), roadside 



