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proceeded to Greenore, and walking along the shore examined a 

 splendid section of a raised beach which is well stratified, and 

 contains numerous fossil shells. Many typical shore-plants were 

 found here. Turning landwards the limestone quarries were next 

 visited. After this the party ascended Carlingford Mountain, and 

 were amply rewarded by a magnificent view from the top. The 

 mountain is a great igneous complex containing both acid and basic 

 rocks. The two parties subsequently met at the hotel, where after 

 tea a short business meeting was held — the President (Rev. Canon 

 Lett, M.A., M.R.I. A.), in the chair. Five new members — Miss 

 M. I. Adams, Miss Audrey M'Meekin, Miss M. W. H. Mitchell, 

 Rev. T. W. Davidson, and Mr. James Hamill — having been 

 elected, the proceedings terminated. The party reached Belfast 

 at nine p.m. During the day the following finds were recorded 

 from the district by various members:— Hymenoptera Aculeata 

 — -Psithyrus barbutellus, Nomada alternata, N. ruficornis, Andrena 

 trimmerana, A. fiiscata, Bombus terrestris, B. lucorum. Chry- 

 sidiDj<e — Chrysis ignita. Coleoptera — Carabus granutatus, 

 Amaru communis, Anchomenus parumpunctatus, Aleochara brevi- 

 pennis, Coccinella ^-punctata, Silpha subrotiindata, Meligethes 

 flavipcs, M. ceneus, M. viridescens, Anaspis maculata, A. ruficollis, 

 Sitones lineatus, Phyllobius viridiczis, Centhorrhynchus assimilis. 

 Lepidoptera — Pieris rapce, Euchloe cardamines, Vanessa urttcce,. 

 Thera variata, Coremia ferrugata. Myriopoda — Linotaznia 

 maritima. Pseudo-Scorpiones — Chthonius rayi. Crustacea 

 Isopoda Terrestria — Ligia oceanica, Trichoniscus pusillus, 

 Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber, Armadiilidium vulgare. Mr. 

 Grierson has recorded some ninety species of Land and Fresh- 

 water Snails from County Louth, of which about fifty occur in the 

 neighbourhood of Carlingford. The most interesting of these 

 latter are Miiax gagates, and M. sowerbyi, which are abundant at 

 King John's Castle with Hygromia rufescens, while Helicella 

 intersecta, H. barbara, Pupa muscorum, and Ccecilioides acicula 

 occur near the quarries south of the town. The botanists 



