t22 The Irish Naturalist* Jun^, 



The Bottle nosed Dolphin resembles the Bottle-nosed Whale 

 in shape, and both belong to the great group of toothed 

 whales, but whereas the latter has only a single pair of teeth 

 in the lower jaw, the former, as we have noticed, possesses a 

 very large number of conical teeth. The distribution of the 

 Bottle-nosed Dolphin is world wide. The Common Dolphin 

 differs from the Bottle-nosed Dolphin in having a much 

 longer beak, smaller and more numerous teeth, while it is 

 unusually variegated in colour for a whale. 



It may be of interest to add that Mr. M'Cabe has kindly 

 presented the larger of the specimens referred to to our 

 National Collection ; the other has gone to an English 

 museum. 



The Museum, Dublin. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include twelve Chaffinches, four Greenfinches, a Gold- 

 finch, eight Redpolls, and three Hooded Crows from Mr. W. W. Despard ; 

 and a Badger from Mr. O'Brien. Many animals have been lately acquired 

 by exchange or purchase, including a number of Monkeys and Marmo- 

 sets, two Dwarf Lemurs, a pair of Black Porcupines, a Bear, and a pair of 

 Racoons, two Ural Owls, a Marabout Stork, and some Pelicans. Three 

 Lion cubs have been born in the Gardens, and four young lyions have 

 been sold and exported to Germany. 



The well-deserved honour of an Honorary Vice-Presidency has been 

 conferred on Mr. W. E. Peebles after twenty-five consecutive years' 

 service on the Council. The vacancy thus created has been filled by the 

 co-option of Dr. E. M'Dowall Cosgrave. 



DUBLIN MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



Apkii, 12.— The Club met at Leinster House. Dr. R. F. SchaRF^, 

 l*resident, in the chair. 



J. N. HaIvBERT exhibited an uncommon fresh- water mite — Torrenticola 

 dnoniaia (Koch)— found in the River Nore, near Thomastown, Co. Kil- 

 kenny. The species is very local, occurring in rivers and streams in 

 various parts of Ireland, notably in the Flesk (Killaruey), in the Black- 

 Water (Lismore), and in the Tolka, near Finglas, Co. Dublin. It has also 

 been recorded from Scotland. 



