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visited, for the last twelve months, our island, but which, few though they be, I 
thought better to lay before the Association now, than defer them for another 
year, in order that I might thereby add to their number. I wish to return my 
best thanks to Robert Davis, Esq., of Clonmel, and Robert Warren, jun., Esq., 
of Sligo, for forwarding, through me, to the Association, notes on such birds as 
came under their observations. I hope that I may be excused for wishing that 
other of our corresponding members will kindly follow their example, as I think it 
will tend to the increase of the knowledge of our native birds, to bring before the 
Association, each year, all the facts which can be procured concerning them 
during that period, together with notes, on the first appearance and time of 
departure of the summer visitants. 
Dr. Ball then exhibited a very fine specimen of Mergulus alle, procured by Mr. 
Ogilby, in the County Tyrone, and shot thirty miles from the nearest sea. The 
allied species Uria troile, or willock, is sometimes captured on the land; and it 
is an old notion of the Irish that this bird cannot fly over land ; it certainly seems 
to prefer flying round the head-lands, rather than crossing them, as eagles and 
sea birds generally do; probably it is unable to rise from the ground, as is the case 
with the albatross and some other birds. 
Dr. Ball also exhibited a piece of decayed wood, of unknown age, containing 
some large specimens of Pholas crispata, trawled in Dublin Bay, near Lambay 
Island. 
Dr. Carte exhibited specimens of the Teredo megotara, which he had found in 
great abundance in a piece of wood, covered with the Lepas anatifa, and washed 
ashore, near Merrion, during the stormy weather, in the early part of last month; 
for it he was indebted to the kindness of Dr. Ball. 
Mr. T. W. Warren exhibited a very interesting series of the valves and pallets of 
Terido bipinnata, from his collection. They were given him by Mr. Gabbett, of 
Clare ; and in the same timber he found specimens of Pholas striata. 
Mr. Wright said that the finding of P. striata in company withT. bipinnata might 
be a proof of the latter not being indigenous; the former, according to Eorbes and 
Hanley, not being so. 
Mr. Walpole remarked that some of the pallets in Mr. Warren’s collection were 
covered with fine strise, which he had never before seen on any other pallets of 
Teredo, nor was it mentioned by Eorbes and Hanley. It might, possibly, be a distinct 
species. Mr. A. R. Hogan then read the third and concluding part of his 
CATALOGUE OF COLEOPTERA, FOUND IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF DUBLIN. 
Leiopus nebulosus, L. Rathfarnham, 
&c.; on chesnut trees. 
Rhagium bifasciatum, F. Powers- 
court. 
Strangalia elongata, Ste. do. 
Grammoptera ruficornis, F. do. 
,, lsevis, F. Glasnevin, 
&c. ; on Umbelliferaa. 
Donacia cincta, Germ. Glasnevin Bo¬ 
tanic Gardens. 
„ crassipes, F. Taken by Mr. 
Tardy. 
,, Sagittarise, F. Portmarnock. 
„ Proteus, Kunz. Glasnevin. 
„ Lemnse, F. Taken by Mr. 
Tardy. 
„ linearis, Hop. Glasnevin. 
Crioceris cyanella, Ste. Firhouse. 
,, puncticollis, Cts. Do. 
,, melanopa, Ste. Rathfarnham 
Park. 
Cassida rubiginosa, III. Dodder banks. 
Galeruca Tanaceti, L. Taken by Mr. 
Tardy. 
., Cratsegi, Dft? 
„ Rymph£e£e, L. Local. 
,, Capreaa, Ste. ? Do. 
Haltica Lepidii, Ent. Hft. Glasnevin 
and Portmarnock. 
„ Brassicee, F. Taken by Mr. 
Tardy. 
„ Nemorum, L. Local. 
,, Rubi, F. Do. 
„ cserulea, Pk. Phoenix Park; 
on flags. 
„ ferruginea, Schr. Roebuck, 
Firhouse, &c. 
„ flava, Ste. Local. 
,, Helxines, F. Firhouse, &c.; 
on willows. 
,, Oleracea, L. Dodder banks. 
„ Modeeri, F. Portmarnock? 
