38 The Irish Naturalist. February, 
BELFAST NATURAL HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL 
SOCIETY, 
January 4 — Professor J. W. Byers lectured on " Ulster Sayings and 
Folk Lore." 
BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
December 13.— Professor Gregg Wii^son, D.Sc, F.R.U.I., gave a 
lecture on "Birds' Nests," the Vice-President, R. Patterson, F.Z.S., in the 
chair. The audience being too big for the club-room, where these meetings 
are usually held, the lecture was given in the large room of the Museum. 
It was illustrated by a large number of very fine lantern slides, mostly 
prepared by a former pupil of the lecturer. 
The Vice-President, N. H. Foster, W. H. Workman, and C. M. Cun- 
ningham made remarks on the subject of the lecture, and especially on 
the excellence of the slides shown. Dr. Wilson having replied, the pro- 
ceedings closed. 
December 19.— The President (W. H. Phillips) in the chair. Francis 
Joseph Bigger, M.R.I. A., lectured on " A Week on Innismurray" to a 
large audience, chiefly dealing with the antiquaiian remains and the 
legends of the island. Numerous and excellent lantern views were 
shown. 
DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
December 9.— Excursion to the Zooi^ogicai, Gardens.— A large 
number of members and visitors were conducted through the Gardens 
during the afternoon by Dr. R. F. Scharflf, Hon. Secretary of the Royal 
Zoological Society of Ireland, who showed the rarer animals, and ex- 
plained the different methods of treatment used in keeping them in a 
healthy condition, 
December 12.— Geo. H. Pethybridge, Ph.D., in the chair. R. 1,1,. 
Praeger, B.A., presented " Additions to Irish Topographical Botany 
during 1905," which is published in the present number, p. 47. H. K. 
Gore Cuthbert showed a series of lantern slides, dealing, with natural 
history subjects. The following exhibits were displayed during the 
evening: — Miss M. C. Knowi.ES, rare Irish roses; Miss M'Ardle, col- 
lection of Irish plants, illustrating new county and district records during 
1905 ; W. Crampton Wai^ker, Ringed Plover, immature plumage. 
The following were elected members of the Club— J. B. Butler, B.A. 
Mr. Denning, Ireton Jones, H. E. Wilkins. Miss Kathleen Bateman was 
elected an Associate. 
