102 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Esk. In September, 1883, a Marten was killed not far from the 

 town of Donegal. Mr. Chichester Hart saw one at Glenalla in 

 1879, and thought that the species was then certainly decreasing 

 (Zool. 1880, p. 18). He added that it is invariably known as 

 Madaidh crainn, i. e., tree-dog, and not Cat crainn (a name he 

 never heard). Mr. R. Patterson writes that, about twenty-five 

 years ago, a pair made their home in the thatch of an outhouse 

 near Coxtown. 



Co. Londonderry. — Castle Dawson and Toome Bridge are 

 localities in this county mentioned by Thompson as former 

 haunts of the Marten prior to 1852, and in all probability, when 

 writing this note, Thompson had in view the specimen in the 

 Belfast Museum labelled " Toome Bridge," which, however, is 

 in Antrim. 



Co. Antrim. — In the Belfast Museum there is a specimen 

 labelled "Toome Bridge, Co. Antrim," May, J 851. Another 

 was killed at Glenarm in 1866. In 1871 a third was taken at 

 Shane's Castle, and in June, 1887, a fourth, a male, was obtained 

 at Cookstown. Other localities in Antrim mentioned by Thompson 

 are Glenariff; Shanes Castle Park; vicinity of Larne ; Tullamore 

 Lodge ; Castle Dobbs ; and Malone House, within four miles of 

 Belfast. At the last-mentioned place a pair of Martens were 

 discovered, he says, in possession of a Magpie's nest. Similar 

 cases occurred in Belvoir Park, and Tollymore Park, Co. Down.* 

 Mr. R. Patterson reports one seen atBenvarden, and one (perhaps 

 the same) caught at Portglenone, in March, 1893 ; another caught 

 at Templepatrick, in May, 1893 ; and, in the same year, one at 

 Glenarm. 



Co. Tyrone. — In 1870 one was caught at Moy. 



Co. Fermanagh. — In this county, according to Thompson 

 (Nat. Hist. Ireland, vol. iv. p. 9), the Marten has been met with 

 at Florence Court. This was prior to 1852. 



Co. Monaghan. — No records. 



Co. Armagh.— Prior to 1852 Thompson noted that the 

 Marten had been met with in Lord Gosford's demesne, as well as 

 at Tandragee, and at Churchill, where it has been again met with. 



Co. Down. — Amongst former haunts of the Marten in this 

 county, noted by Thompson prior to 1852, may be mentioned 



* The Marten has been known also to take possession of a Book's nest 

 c/. ■ The Field,' April 4th b 1874), 



