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Dr. Ball, with the view of directing attention to the manner in which animal 
forms are represented in the different parts of the world, laid on the table specimens 
of Ibes, from America, Australia, Asia, Africa—seven species—the species under 
discussion being European. Amongst the specimens exhibited was a mummy of 
the sacred Ibis, in which the gizzard still remained, enclosing the food, which in¬ 
cluded amongst other things a large Paludina, swallowed on the Nile more than 
2,000 years ago. 
Mr. Lamprey again brought under the consideration of the Association the 
Charadrius, which had been before exhibited under the impression that it was the 
C. minor. 
The President produced a number of species of the same bird from different 
localities ; amongst others an authenticated specimen of C. minor, from the British 
Museum, one of the duplicates of Hodgson’s collection. This bird was much 
smaller than the specimen m dispute, and agreed precisely with the descriptions of 
Yarrel, Temminck, &c. Dr. Ball reiterated the opinion he had before expressed, 
that this bird, killed by Mr. Lamprey, was only the young of the Charadrius 
hiaticula. 
Mr. Hogan read the following— 
NOTES ON THE LAND AND FRESH-WATER MOLLUSCA OF THE COUNTY DUBLIN. 
The following notes are not intended to form a catalogue of the land and fresh¬ 
water shells found near Dublin, as their form might suggest; they merely contain 
my own experience, which has been almost confined to a district destitute of ponds 
or streams of any size, or of woods that might be expected to produce rare species ; 
besides, that I have never attempted either to collect or study the slugs. Yet that even 
these observations may not be entirely without value, will be evident on comparing 
a catalogue recently published (in the u Zoologist,” for 1853), which, though it 
includes seventeen species that have not fallen under my notice, does not record ten 
that appear among those here adverted to. In the nomenclature I have followed 
Gray’s edition of Turton’s “Manual of the Land and Fresh-water Shells of the 
British Islands.” 
Bithinia tentaculata. Glasnevin Botanic Gardens ; in ponds, abundant. 
Yitrina pellucida. Mount Merrion ; scarce. 
Helix aspersa. In great abundance everywhere; a curious variety, with the spire 
unusually elongated, which I took at Roebuck ; was exhibited at a former 
meeting of this Association. Some years ago I found several specimens 
at Charlton, evidently destroyed, while in a torpid state, by a grub, which 
was alive in the shell; but whether it were that of a moth or a beetle 
(instances of both of which are known) I cannot say; the individuals 
captured did not come to perfection. 
,, hortensis. Local; generally on walls. 
„ hybrida. Of this species I possess a single specimen, taken by Mr. E. P. 
Wright, while in company with me, at the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens. 
,, nemoralis. Very abundant, and with every variety in colour, as well as in 
the number and breadth of the bands ; often without any. 
,, pulchella. A specimen at Donnybrook. 
,, hispida. Common in the usual localities. 
,, concinna. Occasionally along with the latter. 
„ depilata. Found among the two last species. 
,, rufescens. Exceedingly abundant on walls about Roebuck, and very rufous 
usually. I have taken, on nettles, at Roebuck, a variety much more 
carinated than usual, and also the white variety which Gray's “ Turton” 
states to be rare. 
„ Pisana. On the sea-coast at Rush, so well-marked and so plentiful, that 
there can be no doubt of its identity, although Gray seems to distrust our 
claim to it. 
„ virgata. Very common ; I have taken the dark brown variety, with the 
single white band, plentifully on a wall, at Bullock Harbour, near Dalkey. 
