152 Wright— Foraminifera of North-East of Ireland. 



It has been dredged off the Shetlands, by Mr. Brady, off the Isle of Skye, by 

 Mr. Robertson, and off Killybegs Harbour, County Donegal, by myself. 



Cassidulina Bradyi, Norman MS. u 



A few examples of this crozier-shaped Cassidulina have been found in the 

 Estuarine Clay at Limavady Junction. 



Discorbina Parisiensis, B'Orb. 



Wright, Rec. Forams. of Down and Antrim— Belfast Nat. Field Club 

 Rep., Appendix 1876-7, PI. IV, fig. 1, abc (not fig. 2, a be). 



Not unfrequent in the Estuarine Clays at Magheramorne and Limavady 

 Junction. 



Polystomella arctica, P. and J. 



This boreal species has been found at several localities in the Boulder Clay. 



POST GLACIAL LOCALITIES. 



1. Curran, Larne — Very extensive gravel beds ; shells not unfrequent ; 

 Foraminifera plentiful. 



2. Portrush — A considerable accumulation of broken shells in the hollows 

 of the rocks above high-water mark on the shore convenient to the town of 

 Portrush ; Foraminifera plentiful. 



Cooke's Statue, Wellington Place, Belfast — Estuarine Clay exposed at the 

 opening of a sewer near the statue. The Foraminifera indicate brackish water 

 conditions. All the species found, were also met with at the next station (Well, 

 King Street), where also the following four species occurred — viz., Miliolina 

 oblonga, fusca, Polymorphina lactea, and Verneuilina polystropha, these not 

 having been found at this locality. 



3. Well, King Street, Belfast — In the sinking for a well at Messrs. 

 Swanston & Bones' s, King Street, a few hundred yards from the last locality, 

 the following beds were passed through : — 



C Estuarine Clay of the usual yellowish grey colour ; Foramin- 

 ifera rather common ; more numerous than at Cooke's 

 Estuarine Clay, 1 statue — Miliolina oblonga, fusca, Trochammina squamata, 

 6 feet. -j inflata, macrescens, Lagena lucida, Polymorphina lactea, 



J Verneuilina polystropha, Rotalia Beccarii, Polystomella 

 V crispa, striato-punclata, Nonionina depressula. 



