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The Irish Naturalist. 
July, 1916. 
IRISH SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Recent gifts include three Patas Monkeys, a Pig-tailed jMonkey, two 
Bonnet Monkeys, eight Rhesus, a Macacque and, a White-fronted Capuchin 
from the Lister Institute, a Titi Monkey from Capt. Henderson (who has 
alco sent on dej^osit a Woolly Monkey), a Bornean Zebu Bull with two 
Cows from the Zoological Society of London, two Tree Porcupines from 
Mr. T. K. Laidlaw, a Hooded Crow from Mr. W. W. Despard, a Grey- 
breasted Conure from Dr. Taafie, a Ring-necked Parrakeet from INlr. 
A. M. Drennan, two Kestrels from Mr. Howard Guinness, a Sparrow-hawk 
from Mr. W. Crawford, a pair of Californian Ducks from Rev. Canon 
Dudley and a Cobra from Mr. Edward B. Creasy, iun. 
DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
May 19. — Excursion to Raheny. — A party of twenty lert Nelson's 
Pillar at 2 p.m. by tram for Watermill Bridge. Here a short time was 
spent in examining and collecting the salt-marsh flora, after which the 
journey to Raheny was resumed. In the disused quarry just west of 
Raheny the conductor, J. de W. Hinch, gave an account of the origin 
of the Lower Carboniferous iimestone and its capping of Glacial drift. 
The pools and marshy ground in the quarry having been Avorked over 
the party proceeded to Raheny rectory, where the Rev. Canon Hayes 
showed the members a number of interesting exotic shrubs. After tea 
the party returned to Dollymount through vSt. Anne's. Miss Gibson and 
Miss Ellen Denning were elected members ot the Club. 
NOTE. 
ZOOLOGY. 
Roseate Tern on Migration at Tuskar Rock. 
At 6.30 a.m. on May 7th last, Mr. Glanvilie picked up a dead Roseate 
Tern on Tuskar Rock, which he kindly forwarded to me. On dissection 
I found the bird to be an adult female. She was in splendid nuptial 
dress, displaying the beautiful rosy " blush " on the breast, from which 
character this tern is named. I am not aware whether the Roseate Tern 
has been found at an island-rock light station prior to this record, though 
an adult male was killed striking Hook Tower, Co. Wexford, on April 
30th, 1897 (Barrington) . My bird may have been hurt at the lantern; 
but 1 doubt it, as there was no mark of injury whatsoever, and the body 
was thin, rather indicating exhaustion from a diseased state before arriving 
on the rock, where she died. As a matter of lact the digestive tract 
was very congested, while the gizzard and stomach were quite em.pty. 
The University, Sheffield. 
C. J. Patten. 
