1906 
Proceedings of Irish Societies. 
83 
TYRONE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 
A meeting of the Tyrone Naturalists' Field Club was held in the Tech- 
nical Institute, Duugannon, on 6th February, when Rev. Samuel Lindsay, 
B A., occupied tlie chair. Arrangements were made for a course of public 
lectures during the next two months, the subjects being "Canterbury, 
and the Gothic Art of England," by W. J. Feunell, M.R.I. A. : "Primitive 
Man," by G. C. Gough, Queen's College, Belfast ; The Feathered World," 
by N. H. Foster, and" The Botanist in Ireland," by R. Lloyd Praeger. 
BELFAST NATURAL HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL 
SOCIETY. 
February 9. — Mr. John Brown, F.R.S. lectured in the Grosvenor 
Hall on "With the British Association in Africa." 
IRISH SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. 
The second annual meeting was held at the Royal Irish Academy on 
January 26, Dr. James Little in the chair. There was a good attendance. 
The report contained the following, among other items : — 
It has been decided that in future the Society shall be named " The 
Irish Society for the Protection of Birds." Our main work has 
been directed towards securing the protection of birds during the 
close season, and accordingly letters were sent to the County Councils 
of Mayo, Gal way, Donegal, and Kerry, asking them to appeal to the 
Lord Lieutenant for power to render it illegal to take or destroy 
the eggs of birds included in a carefully considered scheduled list. 
At the same time other members undertook to write to influential 
acquaintances in these counties. The result has been somewhat dis- 
appointing. Donegal and Kerry did not reply. Mayo and Galway sent 
in their papers with some technical informality, and so lost the oppor- 
tunity for last year, but we hope to gain them safely next spring. Since 
then Mr. May has spared no pains to procure the protection in Co. 
Dublin of the eggs of the Peregrine, Kestrel, Raven, Owls, Skylark, Terns, 
Oyster-catcher, Herring Gull, Green Cormorant, Ringed Plover, and Black 
Guillemot, and has also been instrumental in having the close time 
extended to December ist in every year for the following birds :— Bull- 
finch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Redpoll, Linnet, Skylark, and Terns. Both 
orders have now been duly gazetted. Our Society has exercised special 
care over the young Terns at Malahide, placing a watcher in the neigh- 
bourhood of their nests, and it is gratifying to find that the birds have 
enormously increased in their habitat. The Hon. Secretaries were kindly 
accorded an interview with Sir Horace Plunkett, who expressed agree- 
ment with the objects of our Society from an economic point of view, 
and has since informed them that a leaflet on the subject has beeu 
