An abundance analysis is presented of 60 metal-poor stars drawn from catalogues of nearby stars provided by Ariyanto et al .
( 2005 ) and Schuster et al .
( 2006 ) .
In an attempt to isolate a sample of metal-weak thick disc stars , we applied the kinematic criteria V _ { rot } \geq 100 km s ^ { -1 } , |U _ { LSR } | \leq 140 km s ^ { -1 } , and |W _ { LSR } | \leq 100 km s ^ { -1 } .
Fourteen stars satisfying these criteria and having [ Fe/H ] \leq - 1.0 are included in the sample of 60 stars .
Eight of the 14 have [ Fe/H ] \geq - 1.3 and may be simply thick disc stars of slightly lower than average [ Fe/H ] .
The other six have [ Fe/H ] from -1.3 to -2.3 and are either metal-weak thick disc stars or halo stars with kinematics mimicking those of the thick disc .
The sample of 60 stars is completed by eight thick disc stars , 20 stars of a hybrid nature ( halo or thick disc stars ) , and 18 stars with kinematics distinctive of the halo .