Entomological Notes from AbbeyleixAuthor(s): J. Montgomery BrowneSource: The Irish Naturalist, Vol. 10, No. 10 (Oct., 1901), p. 204Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25522029 .

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204 The Irisk Nraturalist. October,

I will answer in all seriousness the four questions that have been propounded.

i. I called Bomlbus terrestris a "i Humble Bee," because that appears to

be the authentic designation of which " Bumble Bee" may possibly be only a corruption.

2. Possibly the queen bee did nlot want more water, it might be that

the worker only wished to use s-me for moistening the wings that

adhered to the body. 3. I am niot sure that the worker bee fought viciously with the queen

bee, it may have been vice versa, and that the worker was merely actinlg

as it did in self-defence. I said that they "'seemed to fight viciously

with each other," not that either one or the other actually did so.

4. The worker bee to all appearance carried the water by the aid of its

jaws (maxillre). F. W. BDUbnBIDGE.

Dublin.

Entomological Notes from Abbeyleix.

During the present year I took the following beetles amongst many

more in this locality:-Chiwniius yest/i/ts, Payk. Agabus bipustlaus, L.

on a garden hedge. Halyzia conS/obata, L. Sphkridiunm bz>ustuiatunz, F.

one perfectly black specimen. Necrophorns ruspator, Er. Cychramnus

ftungicola, Heer. Sinodendron cylindriciznrn 1.-numerous specimens in

rotting wood. Meloc proscarabars, L.-widely distributed from April to early June. Adimonia tanaceti, L.-apparently widely spread here. GaCe

rucella viburni, Payk.-numerous in the woods. J. MONTGOMZRY BROWNE.

Abbeyleixr.

Reported occurrence of the Red-throated Pipit in Ireland.

In the Zoologist for July, Mr. F. Coburn writes filly concerning two specimens in his possession, which he considers undoubtedly referable to this species-the one shot by himself in Mayo in 1895, the other by

Mr. H. Elliott Howard iu Donegal in I898. We have not noticed this

record earlier, since we understand that our leading Irish ornithologists are not yet satisfied regarding the identity of these specimens. We trust that further investigation will definitely determine whether Anthus cer vntCs is to be added to the Irish list.

Turtle Dove in Co. Dublin.

On Bank Holiday, 5th August, I obtained a Turtle Dove (male) in adult

plumage at Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. The bird was alone; it would be interesting to find this species breeding in Ireland, as most of the

specimens have been obtained early in spring and in the autumn, the latter almost invariably being inmature birds.

W. J. WinsLAms. Rathgar.

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