The New Irish Whale. A CorrectionAuthor(s): R. F. ScharffSource: The Irish Naturalist, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Mar., 1920), p. 27Published by: Irish Naturalists' Journal Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25524910 .

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??20. Notes. 27

Bramblings in North-east Cork.

On the 5th December, 1919, a friend living near here sent me a

Brambling for identification. It had been caught by a cat that morning, but was rescued, though it died shortly afterwards. He informed me

that he had noticed a few similar birds consorting with Chaffinches for

about a week previous in his place. I heard of other "

dark coloured

Chaffinches "

seen in other places around here but did not actually meet

with any myself until the 9th January, 1920, when I came on a flock of

at least fifty feeding with an immense flock of Chaffinches on the ground under some beech trees close to the town of Fermoy. The Bramblings

were all on the outskirts of the flock, at least I failed to distinguish any in amongst the Chaffinches. They were quite tame, rising from the

ground as I came up and perching in the low branches over my head.

I have never seen any about here before, though I have met with odd

birds in other parts of the country, and they were quite unknown to my friend who is a very keen observer of bird life. As they appear to be

unusually numerous m parts of England this winter, it may be of interest

to note their presence also in this southern county.

Fermoy. W. M. Abbott.

The New Irish Whale.?A Correction.

I should like to correct an error in a statement which I made in tny note on the new Irish Whale recently described by Dr. S. F. Harmer ;

this note appeared in the last number of the Irish Naturalist for 1919

(vol. xxviii., pp. 130-1). The statement which needs correction is with

reference to the skull (now in the Museum of University College, Galway) of a whale stranded on one of the Aran Islands. It was not identified

by Dr. Harmer as belonging to the new Irish species (Mesoplodon mirus), as I stated by mistake, but to Ziphius cavirostris.

R. F. Scharff*.

National Museum, Dublin.

IRISH SOCIETIES.

ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Recent gifts include two Rhesus Monkeys from Mr. J. D. Hamlyn, a Fox from Mrs. Dixon, three Badgers from Mr. R. H. Toner, two Belgian Hares from Miss Bradshaw, Chaffinches and Linnets and a Barn 'Owl

from Rev. W. W. Despard, Linnets from Dr. Cosgrave, a Grey Parrot

from Mrs. Rhodes, a Many-coloured Parrakeet from Mr. C. C. S?o?ne1,

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