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chair. The Chairman, having welcomed Mr. Michel!, a member of 

 the Bournemouth Nat. Sc. Society, called upon Mr. K. A. Heron 

 to propose a vote of thanks to Lord Rossmore and Mr. and Mrs. 

 Millard for permission to visit Rossmore Castle and for hospitality 

 to the members of the Club. The motion was seconded by Mr. 

 W. B. Burrowes, and passed by hearty acclamation, to which 

 Mr. Millard briefly replied. Madame Christen proposed, and 

 Mr. Robert Welch seconded, that the thanks of the party be 

 conveyed to Mr. W. F. de V. Kane for his guidance during the 

 day. A new member, Mr. M'Cready, having been elected, the 

 meeting terminated, and the party returned to Monaghan to 

 entrain for Belfast. The ornithologists reported having observed 

 thirty-three species of birds during the day. They were pleased 

 to learn of the great increase of the Tufted Duck as a nesting 

 species in Lord Rossmore's demesne. Numbers of Siskins were 

 seen among the fir-trees, and it is probable that this bird nests in 

 the park. 



