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The Irish Naturalist. 



June, 1915. 



Cetacea stranded on the Coasts of the British Islands. 



About a year ago a first report on the above subject was published 

 by Dr. S. F. Harmer, the Keeper of the Department of Zoology in the 

 British Museum, and just now the second report has been issued. It 

 appears that the Receivers of Wrecks were requested to send telegraphic 

 reports to the British Museum of the stranding of any of the whale tribe. 

 In this way it was hoped that useful information might be obtained with 

 regard to the geographical distribution of these creatures in the Britannic 

 marine area. 



Most of the records contained in these two reports are from stations on 

 the coasts of Great Britain. Comparatively few come from Ireland, and 

 some of the latter have already been noted in the Irish Naturalist. It is 

 of interest, however, to give a full statement of all the records of Cetacea 

 stranded on the Irish coasts according to these two reports now issued : 



1 91 3 Feb. 13. — Unionhall, Cork. Bottle -nosed Whale, 26 ft. 

 Apr. 21. — Cromane, Kerry. Ca'in Whale ? 18 ft. 



Aug. 9. — Inishbofin, Mayo. Rorqual, 80 ft. 

 Oct. 5. — Cleggan, Galway. Sp. ? 6 ft. 8 in. 

 ,, Nov. 21. — Downings, Donegal. Dolphin, 6 ft. 7 in. 

 Dec. I. — Keel, Mayo. Dolphin, 6 ft 6 in. 

 Dec. 13. — Dunaff, Donegal. Sp. ? 18 ft. 



1 914 Feb. 9. — Bannow, Wexford. Dolphin ? 6 ft. 



Feb. 18. — Carnsore, Wexford. Dolphin ? 4 ft. 9 in. 

 ,, Feb. 28. — Derrynane, Kerry. Rudolphi's Rorqual, 60 ft. 



Mar. 27. — Skerries, Dublin. Porpoise, 3 ft. 



Mar. 29. — Farribeg Bay, Clare. Porpoise, 5 ft. (without tail). 

 ,, June II. — Crossconnell, Donegal. Porpoise, 2 ft. 11 in. 

 ,, July 24. — Ringsend, Dublin. Porpoise, 5ft. 10 in. 



Sept. 21. — Rosslare, Wexford. Sowerby's Whale, 11 ft. 10 in. 



NEWS GLEANINGS. 



Naturalists in the Army. 



To the list of officers given last month (p. 96 supra) may be added 

 J. Black, A.R.C.Sc, of the Avondale Forestry Station ; C. J. M'Carthy, 

 A.R.C.Sc, from the Royal College of Science ; and T. Haigh, A.R.C.Sc, 

 of the Geological Survey. 



