lyur-iaus.] .jq 



Leaving the mines about one o'clock, the party were driven 

 back as far as the golf links, and, turning sharp to the right, came 

 out on the coast road to Benmore, where the sandstones and 

 shales, being highly fossiliferous, especially in plant and fish 

 remains, yielded numerous specimens. Sigellaria, Stigmaria, 

 Lingula, and small specimens of Orthoceras measuring from one 

 to three inches long, were fairly common. 



Most of the party having lunched at the mines, no time was 

 lost, and abandoning the brakes half a mile from Carrickmore 

 Port, the more energetic members pressed on on foot. After 

 resting a short time at the port, the return walk was commenced, 

 the intention being to walk back along the shore road to 

 Ballycastle. On the way back the North Star Dyke, on the shore, 

 standing out boldly through the sandstone into which it had 

 intruded, created much interest. The North Star mine, runs 

 under the cliff, above the dyke, its mouth opening out on the 

 road side. After an hour's walk Ballycastle was reached shortly 

 after four o'clock, when the majority of the party visited the shop 

 of the toy industry of the district, in which Mrs. Riddell takes 

 a kindly interest, and made purchases. 



At five o'clock all adjourned to the Antrim Arms Hotel for 

 tea, which was much enjoyed after the exertions of the day. After 

 tea, the usual business meeting was held, and it being the last of 

 the excursions of the season, the President (Mr. Robert Patterson, 

 F.L.S.) reviewed the work of the Summer Session, and drew the 

 attention of the meeting to the lectures to be delivered during the 

 winter months. 



The Ornithologist of the party reports that twenty-five 

 species of birds were observed during the day. Of these 

 undoubtedly the most interesting were the numerous Hooded 

 Crows seen along the sea shore from the golf links to 

 Carrickmore. The Hooded or Grey Crow is the only crow 

 known in Ireland, and it is pleasant to think that here at least their 

 numbers are not diminishing. Many family parties of old and 



