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portant investigations of the late Professor, whom, since the days of 

 Templeton, few, if any, have equalled in the enterprising views and ori- 

 ginal and clear- sighted powers of his inquiring mind, or in his keen and 

 accurate perception and quick eye, and withal painstaking and hard- 

 working assiduity — or in his active energy and lively interest in the 

 cause of science — or in his readiness to communicate and explain to the 

 most uninitiated the results of his own accumulated, and every day ac- 

 cumulating, experience — for the observant eye and reflecting mind were 

 never idle — we may in some measure conceive, hut can hardly as yet 

 fully realize the loss that science has sustained by the removal at the 

 early period of the thirty-fourth year of his life, of one of so much zeal 

 and of so varied acquirements. His friendship was sincere, and strict 

 integrity and truthfulness marked his every action. He was truly Na- 

 ture's child, and he is now in peace with Nature's God ! 



The President — having read the following extract from the Memoir 

 of the late Robert Ball, LL. D., by Eobert Patterson, M. P. I. A., " The 

 Eoyal Irish Academy, the Dublin Natural History Society, and the 

 University Zoological and Botanical Association, adjourned their meet- 

 ings in testimony of their regret for his loss, and of their respect for his 

 memory" — said, I now, with similar feelings that then actuated us, ad- 

 journ this meeting, in testimony of our respect for our late highly- 

 esteemed Honorary Secretary. 



The meeting then accordingly adjourned. 



FRIDAY, MAECH 6, 1863. 

 William Andrews, M.R. I. A., President, in the chair. 

 The Minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and signed. 



The following donations were announced by Mr. R. P. Williams : — 



A remarkably fine specimen of the Pine Marten (Mustela martes), 

 a female, presented by the Rev. Richard Kirchoffer, of Ballyvouraey, 

 Macroom, on the borders of the counties of Kerry and Cork. This ani- 

 mal was killed close to his residence as above. Another was obtained 

 about two years since; and another several years previously was brought 

 to his late father, when rector of the adjoining parish of Clondrohid. 

 This specimen was forwarded through the kindness of Joshua R. Harvey, 

 Esq., M.D., of Cork, in whose museum is one killed near Dunmanway, 

 county of Cork, the occurrence of which has been already recorded. 



A Land Rail (Rallus crex). obtained at Pinglas in December last, pre- 

 sented by his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin. 



A male Merlin {Falso cesalon), presented by R. J. Montgomery, Esq. 



A male Shoveller {Anas clypeata), in full plumage, by F. J. Foot, 

 Esq., corresponding member. 



Great Crested Grebe (Pocliceps crutatus), a young bird, shot on Lough 

 Ree, Athlone, likewise presented by Mr. Foot. 



Gyr Falcon (Falco Grocnlandicus), presented by Thomas J. Rcilly, 

 Esq., Cam House, Belmullct. The bird, a male, was shot by Mr. Reilly. 



