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asellus, Philoscia muscorum, Porcellio scaber, P. pictus, and 

 Armadillidium vulgare — five of these being recorded from. County 

 Louth for the first time. 



Owing to the variety of habitats available — old limestone 

 quarries, debris of old buildings, marsh drains, gravelly shores, 

 &c, the conchologists looked forward to a good time. Twenty- 

 three species in all were noted, and this included two of the 

 xerophile or dry-habitat loving species that are scarce in North- 

 East Ireland ; also an extremely rare species, Melampus bidentatus. 

 It is known from very few localities in Ireland. The form of the 

 common Litiorina rudis was noted to be different from those 

 found on open seaboards, and quite a number were the turreted 

 form. The edible mussel, which is usually anchored to rocks by 

 a byssus, or mass of strong threads, was in many cases here 

 noticed living free on the muddy flats except for five or six little 

 pebbles attached to it to anchor it more or less in from wave 

 action or tidal currents. One specimen was obtained in which 

 rude pearls were being formed in the animal's attempt to repair a 

 serious injury. 



The list of birds noted during the day was very meagre, but 

 the President's prize for the best list was won by Mrs. Nevin H. 

 Foster. 



The botanists reported the following amongst the less- 

 uncommon plants found during the day in the vicinity of 

 Carlingford -.—Selaginella se/aginoides, Polypodium phegopteris, 

 Glaucium flavum, Eryngium maritimum, Senebiera coronopus, 

 S. didyma, Malva rotundif>Iia, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, 

 Alripkx farinosa, Pinguicula lusitanica, Crambe maritima, 

 Fwniculum officinale, Parnassia palustris, Orobanche minor, 

 Gentiana campestris, Sagina nodosa, Eleocharis uniglumis, 

 Cichorium intybus, Juncus glaucus, Leontodon hirtus, and several 

 varieties of Lady Fern by Mr. Phillips. A beautiful incised 

 variety of the Lady Fern, Athyrium filix-fcemina, was found by 

 Mr. William Porter, and was very much admired by all who saw it. 



