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Seal, Great Grey [ffalicliaerus gryphus), Sir John W. P. Orde, F.X.S., 



oil the, - - - - 37 



Skuas, On the, particularly with reference to the recent occurrence 

 of the Pomatorhine Skua (Stercorarius pomaforhinus) on the 

 Coasts of Scotland in unusual numbers. By Mr. J. J. Dal- 

 gleish, M.B.O.U., ----- - 274 



Snake, Smooth [Coronella laevis), Mr. John M. Campbell on the. - 107 

 Societies, &c, to which the Proceedings are sent, List of the. - 112, 330 

 Sphaeria, a parasitic fungus. Mr. John Young on. - - - 5 



Spiders new to Scottish lists, Mr. Henry C. Young on, - 70 



SpiriaUs retroversus, from Gairloch, Ross-shire, Notes on. By John 



Grieve, M.A., M.D., ----- - 230 



SpiriaUs retroversus, Mr. David Robertson, F.L.S., F.G.S., on, - 233 

 Sponge Spicules and Couodont Remains from the Silurian and De- 

 vonian Limestone Strata of England, Mr. John Young, E.G.S., 



on, - - - 7S 



Sponge Spicules, Conodonts and Fish Remains from Laigh Baidland, 



Mr. Robert Mason on, - - - - 100 



Stachys palustris, Mr. Peter Ewing on. ... 192 



Thomson, Mr. George, Note on the Death of, - - - 51 

 Tory Island, On the Archaeology and Natural History of. By Mr. J. 



A. Mahony, Corresponding Member (with two Plates, III. and I Y. . 80 



Touraco, Musophaga gigantea, Mr. James Coutts on the. . 12 

 Tubers, Bulbs, and Tap Roots, their functions in the Yegetable 



Fconomy, On. By Mr. Alexander S. Wilson, M.A.. B.Sc, - 217 



Unwelcome Flower Guests. By Mr. A. S. AVilson, - - US 



Yegetable Parasites and Saprophytes. By Mr. Robert Turner, - 203 

 Yegetation in the Public Parks, and Observations regarding the 

 Weather during 187S, Note on the State of. By Mr. D. M'Lellan, 

 Superintendent of Parks. - - - 70 



Yegetation during 1879, Meteorological Xotes and Remarks on the 



state of. By Mr. D. M'Lellan. Superintendent of Parks, - 214 



