No. 12. December, 1905. 



Page 



CONTENTS.^ 



A New Irisli Mite (Plate 7).— Prof. Gko. H. CarpenTKR, B.Sc!, 249 

 News Gi^eanings, . . . . . . . . . . . , 251 



Insects at Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. — Rev. W. F. Johnson, 



M.A., F.e.a, .. 252 



Irish Societies: — 



Royal Zoological Society. Belfast Natutalists^ Field Club. Belfast 



Natural History and Philosophical Society, . . . . . 256 



Dublin Naturalists' Field Club, .. 256 



Ivimerick Field Club, . . . . . . ... . . 258 



Notes: — 



New County Records for Monaghan and Fermanagh. — N. Coi^Gan, 



M.R.I.A., .. .. .. .. .. 259 



Limerick Plants, . . . . . . . . . . 259 



Plants of the Cavan Lakes. — R. Lloyd Praeger, . . .1 260 



Epilobium alsinefolium in Co. Leitrim.— R. M. BarrinGTOn, M.A., 



F.L.S., .. .. .. .. .. 260 



Irish Deep-water Schizopods, . . . . . . . , 261 



Lepisma saccharin a at Portadown and Poyntzpass. — Rev. W. F. 



Johnson, M. A., .. .. .. .. 261 



Phyllodromia germanica at Poyntzpass. — Rev. W. F. Johnson, M.A., 262 



Convolvulus Hawk-moth at Sligo.- -Prof. GEO. H. Carpenter, . . 262 

 Geomalacus maculosus on Deenish Island, Co. Kerry.— Stani^ey W. 



Kemp, B. A., .. .. .. .. 262 



Occurrence of a Numb Ray in Dublin Bay. Fox shark in Sheep 



Haven, Co. Donegal.— R. F. Scharff, Ph.D., .. 263 



Ornithological Notes from Londonderry. — D. C. CampbeTvL, . . 263 



Decrease of Crossbills. Quail in Co. Waterford. — R. J. XJsshER, D.L., 264 



Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland. 



DUBLIN MUSEUM. 



MUSEUM DEMONSTRATIONS, 1905- 1906. 



Demonstrations or Informal Lectures, Intended to direct attention to some of the 

 most interesting parts of the CoMections will be given in the Museum during the Winter. 

 The following will be given on Tuesday afternoons and will be followed by others of 

 which due notice will be given. 



Dec. 5 Col. G. T. Plunkett, C.B., . 



„ 12 Mr. Nichols, M.A , M.R.I.A., 



„ 19 Mr. Brenan, R.H.A., . 



Jan. 9 Mr. Halbert, 



„ 16 Mr. Alabaster, 



„ 23 Professor Cole, F G.S., . 



,, 30 Mr. Dudley Westropp, 



Feb. 6 Prof. Johnson, D.Sc, F.L.S., 



NEW OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM. 

 ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE. 

 LACE. 



INSECT ENEMIES OF DOMESTI- 

 CATED ANIMALS. 

 JAPANESE BRONZE. 

 THE GROWTH OF A MINERAL. 

 PEWTER. 



THE PLANTS IN SHAKESPEARE'S 

 PLAYS. 



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 Museum by 4.30 p.m. 



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