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The huh Naturalist. January, 1916. 
time of the year and the suitabiUty of the locaUty, should have been 
found. Several species of Russula, Hygrophorus, a few Polypori and 
Clavariae only were met with. After tea in Liican, the return to town was 
made by tram. 
NOTES. 
zooLoay. 
Harpalus quadripunctatus, Dej.,|in Co. Wicklow. 
I took a specimen of the above rare ground-beetle under a stone about 
half-way up the Little Sugarloaf, near Greystones, on August 13th, last. 
Messrs. Johnson and Halbert in their excellent List oj the Beetles of Ireland, 
only give one previous record of a specimen taken on the top of the Sugar- 
loaf by Mr. G. C. Champion in 1878. Its re-occurrence in almost the 
same locality is interesting and proof of its being undoubtedly indigenous. 
I am indebted to Mr. O. E. Janson for kindly naming the beetle for me. 
L. H. Bonaparte -Wyse. 
Ealing Common, London, W. 
Eagles in Ireland. 
In the year 191 1, the late Mr. Ussher visited the counties Galway, Mayo, 
and Donegal, expressly for the purpose of finding out by inquiry or obser- 
vation if the Golden Eagle still existed in Ireland. As far as I can gather 
he could not trace any sign whatever of their appearances in Co. Galway. 
In Mayo he was more fortunate, as he saw one bird on the North Mayo 
cliffs. In Donegal there were reports of one bird, but no evidence whatever 
from any source that the Eagles still breed in any part of these three 
counties, which was at one time their stronghold. The Donegal bird was 
shot last January, as recorded in the Irish Naturalist by the late R. M. 
Barrington. The owner, in answer to my enquiries, stated the bird was 
well known for many years in the vicinity of Ardara, but was always seen 
alone. I regret to record the capture of the Mayo bird on the 21st October, 
which was shot on a fence asleep having gorged on a dead farmyard goose. 
It was a female in excellent plumage, measuring 6ft. 4 inches in space of 
wings and weighing 9^ lbs. This, I fear, closes the career of the Irish 
Golden Eagles. Poison has done more to destroy these noble birds than 
any other agency. At least on two occasions, I have heard of their 
remains being found on the mountain side (months after death had taken 
place) from partaking of poisoned lambs laid for the destruction of foxes. 
Their well-known habit of eating carrion of aH sorts has in a great measure 
hastened their destruction. The White -tailed or Sea Eagle has entirely 
disappeared from Ireland. 
W. J. Williams. 
Dame Street, Dublin, 
