244 '^^^^ Irish Naturalist, November, 



It is not necessary to analyse the flora of the Mullet accord- 

 ing to types of distribution, as the features of the Achill and 

 Clare Island floras are repeated there. Of the Irish types, the 

 Marginal is the only one largely represented ; and the flora is 

 strongly calcifuge. 



Kight of the plants recorded in this paper are additions to 

 the now' well-worked flora of West Mayo : — 



Ranuuculus trichophyllus. Convolvulus arvensis 



Baudotii. Hyoscyamus niger. 



Fumaria officinalis. Ceratopliylluni demersuni. 



Slum angustifoliuin. Potamogetou interruptus. 



In conclusion, I wish to express my indebtedness to Messrs. 

 Arthur Bennett, H. and J. Groves, K- S. Marshall, H. W. 

 Pugsley, and W. Moyle Rogers, for kind assistance as regard 

 certain critical plants. 



IRISH SOCIETIES. 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include a Touracou from Mrs. Wilfred Davidson-Houston, 

 a Rhesus Monkey and some Chipmunks from Miss Evans, a Marmoset 

 from Mrs. Taaff"e, two Cockateels and a Parrakeet from Mrs. Jackson. 

 Two young Nubian lyions, the gift of His Majesty the King, have arrived, 

 and form a valuable addition to the collection. Two Brown Lemurs, 

 two Black I^emurs, two Slender Loris, three Ichneumons, two 

 Chestnut-bellied Squirrels, and two Malabar Squirrels have been pur- 

 chased. 



BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



September i6. — Geoi^ogicai^ Section. — An excursion was made to 

 Colin Glen. On arriving at the lower portion of the glen a visit was 

 paid to several sections of the Rhsetic and I^iassic formations, which are 

 very well exposed at the present time. Various specimens of Rhsetic 

 were picked up, containing a large number of fish scales, &c. The 

 party then proceeded to the upper glen where there are several good 

 exposures of Keuper marls, I^iassic and Cretaceous rocks. 



The following fossils were recorded : — Rhsetic beds — fish teeth, 

 scales, &c., Aviciila contojia, Modiola minima, Protocardium rhceticum. 

 Liassic : — Ainmo^iites Johnsioni, A. p/anorbis, Cai-dinia ovalis, urchin spines. 

 Cretaceous : — Corax sulcata, Lamna appendiculatay Exogyj-a conica var. 

 l(£vii^ata, Exogyra columba, Rhychonella dimidiata var. convexa, &lc. 



