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A. trichomanes. — Abundant in the limestone country bounding Lough 

 Derg on the west. 



A. adiantum nigrum. — Very common on the low land. 



Scolopendrium vulgare. — Found scattered over the district, but not 

 abundant. 



Ceterach officinarum. — Occurs in the limestone country on the west of 

 Lough Derg ; also on the road from ScarifF to Feakle, and in one 

 place in Corrakyle, Clare, Sheet V . 



Blechnum spicant. — Very common ; the bifurcated variety very common. 



Pteris aquilina. — Extremely common. 



Cystopteris frag His. — One locality on the road from Scariff to Killaloe, 

 which lies to the south of the area included in this paper. Lisa 

 Mountain ; it occurs in various places on the north of this area, in 

 the vicinity of Gort, and thereabouts. 



Hymenophyllum Tunhridgense. — Glendree cliff, towards the north of the 

 townland ; Cloonnagro, Clare, ^'-f , south of river, at the outcrop of 

 the old red sandstone; Monounta, on cliffs 600 feet high, on a small 

 outlier of old red sandstone, about a mile north-east of Feakle, 

 Clare, V- 



S^. unilaterale. — Same localities. It is the more abundant of the two 

 species at Glendree, and in Derrj^goolin, Gal way. Sheet 'I*. 



Osmunda regalis. — Yery abundant and luxuriant in the neighbourhood 

 of "Woodford, and from that along the valley by Lough Atorick to 

 Lough Graney ; also along the Corlea Kiver, which runs into the 

 valley last mentioned about a mile west of Lough Atorick. It was 

 remarked sparingly from Woodford to Cregg Lough, which lies about 

 seven miles to the southward. 



BotrycMum Imiaria. — Very common on the slope of the hills; found 

 wherever a search was made for it. Abundant localities : the 

 Bleach Eiver, a mile west of Corlea Bridge, Clare, V ; Corlea val- 

 ley, Clare, V ^iid V* J the slopes of the hills on the east of Lough 

 Graney ; and the slope on the north of the new road that runs from 

 Mormt Shannon to Bohateh, due north of the R. C. Chapel. 



Ophioglossum vulgatum. — A single plant found along the Mount Shannon 

 stream, but it was never looked for during its season. 



A LIST or BIEDS FOUND IN EATHLIN ISLAND. COMMUNICATED BY ME. EOBEET 

 CONOLLT GAGE. 

 [Read December 6, 1861.] 

 Peregrine Falcon. — Two pairs breed in the cliffs every season. 

 Kestrel — Very common, and also breeds in the cliffs. 

 Buzzard. — One specimen procured on the Island in February, 1845. 

 Long-eared Owl. — One bird shot in 1853. 

 Raven. — Two or three pairs breed in the cliffs. 

 Carrion Crow. — Sometimes seen, but does not breed on the Island. 

 Hooded Crow. — Very common all the year. 

 Rook. — Does not breed here, but often comes over from the mainland. 



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