1913-1914.] gy 



AVES. 



The presence of two members of the British Ornithologists, 

 Union as delegates from kindred Societies in England enabled 

 the members to interchange views and to contrast the differences 

 in our avifauna with that of the sister island. It was also a 

 pleasure to have, for a portion of the time, the company of two 

 members of the American Ornithologists' Union. During the 

 excursion round the north coast 74 species of birds were noted. 

 The most interesting items being the observation of Ravens, 

 Corvus corax, at Benevenagh, Bengore Head, and Fair Head, in 

 each instance presumably a pair with their young. At the same 

 places were also seen Peregrine Falcons, Falco peregrines, which 

 were believed to be nesting. A pair of Little Terns, Sterna minuta, 

 was seen on the sands of Whitepark Bay. This is an interesting 

 observation, as the Little Tern has not been recorded as nesting 

 in Co. Antrim, and Mr. Ussher states (" Birds in Ireland," p. 325) 

 that this species is seldom seen in this country except in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of its nesting place. n. h. f. 



MOLLUSCA — (LAND AND FRESHWATER). 

 RECENT. 



As the places visited during the Fiftieth Anniversary 

 Celebration had been so well worked by members of the Club 

 and their English friends it seemed unlikely that many new finds 

 would be recorded. The following two interesting records were, 

 however, made: — Vertigo angustior, Jeff., was taken alive in 

 Portnoffer, Giant's Causeway. This is the first record for a 

 living specimen of this Vertigo from Ulster.* It shows, moreover, 

 that the fauna of the Holocene sand-dune deposits may still be 

 found in certain sheltered areas, such as the above habitat. 

 Arianta aroustorum, L., was taken at the base of the cliffs in 

 Whitepark Bay, near Portbraddon, thus confirming the doubtful 



*I have since discovered that Mr. J. N. Milne took living specimens of 

 this species at Portnoffer a few years ago, but did not publish his find. — A.W.S. 



