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Pioceediyigs of Irish Societies, 



George Donaldson; Committee, Robert Bell, W. J. Fennell, N. H. 

 Foster, W. H. Gallway, W. A. Green, Alex. Milligan, H. L. Orr, James 

 Orr, R. Welch, Prof. Gregg Wilson. Two new members were elected. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



March i8.— Excursion to Zooi^ogicai, Gardens. — A large attend- 

 ance of members and visitors assembled before the Superintendent's 

 House in the Gardens, Here they were met by Dr. R. F. ScharfF, Hon. 

 Sec. of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, who acted as conductor 

 during the afternoon, and took the party round the various houses. 

 Among the birds, the Kmus and Rheas, recently presented b}^ the Duke 

 of Bedford, attracted much attention. After having tea in the Haughton 

 House the party broke up. 



March 21.— R. M. Barrington, LL-B., in the chair. 



C. B. Moffat, B.A. (Vice-President), read a paper on "The Duration 

 of Flight among Bats." This paper, which is published in full on 

 p. 97 supra, was discussed by the Chairman, B. Williams, and V. O'B. 

 Ellison. The following exhibits were displayed: — ^J. DufFy, Carbon- 

 iferous Fossils from Castleisland, Co. Cork, etc. J. N. Hai^berT, Nest 

 of South American Wasp ( Chartergus). J. CrampTON Wai^kER, Carbonifer- 

 ous Fossils from St. Doulough's, Co. Dublin. Edward WiiviyiAMS, 

 specimen of Iceland Falcon {Falco islandus), from Co. Donegal. 



The following were elected members of the Club — Mrs. F. W. Burbidge, 

 F. G. Bell, J. Crampton Walker. 



Aprii, 8 — Excursion to I^ucan. — A large number of members and 

 visitors assembled at Parkgate-street in time for the 2 p.m. electric 

 tram for Lucan. On reaching Lucan the party proceeded up the 

 northern bank of the Iviffey, under the guidance of Miss M. C. Knowles. 

 The attention of members was directed to the botany of the district, 

 especially to the buds of the many varieties of trees which clothe the 

 banks of the river. On reaching Ivcixlip return was made along the 

 southern bank. After tea at the Spa Hotel the party returned to Dublin 

 by the 7.10 p.m. tram. Among the rarer plants noted were Scrophularia 

 umbrosa, Orobanche Hederx, and Lamiwn Galeobdolon. 



ApriTv it. — C. B. Moffat, B.A. (Vice-President), in the chair. Dr. 

 C. A. MATI.EY displayed a number of lantern slides from the British 

 Association Geological Series. David Houston discussed the flowers 

 and buds collected on the excursion held on April 8. Miss M. C. 

 Knowles, Miss E. M'Intosh, B.A., and I. Swain, B.A., joined in the dis- 

 cussion. The Hon. Sees, presented the report for 1904 of the correspond- 

 ing societies of the British Association. The following exhibits were 

 displayed during the evening : — W. F. Gunn — Examples of diverse 

 specific coloration in the seeds of and other plants, and a species 



of Primula with enlarged foliaceous calyx; J. Crampton Wai^ker — Nest 

 of Weaver Bird; Edward Wii,i,iams — Specimen of Night-Heron, 

 Nycticorax griseuSf from Co. Dublin. Miss Sybil M'Comas, Rev. John Pini, 

 and Mrs. Pim, were elected members. I. Swain, B.A., was elected an 

 associate member. 



