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Girvan Valley, and had been the means of adding several new- 

 species to the list of Silurian fossils, which will be described and 

 figured in the monograph now being published by Professor 

 Alleyne Nicholson and Mr. Robert Etheridge, jun. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. George J. Combe exhibited specimens of the Hazel-leaved 

 Bramble, Rubus corylifolius, on which he made a few remarks. 



The Secretary exhibited eggs of Cygnus nigricollis, Ghauna 

 chavaria, Ciconia maguari, and Polyhorus thawrus, which had 

 been brought from Cape San Antonio, in the province of Buenos 

 Ayres, by Mr. Ernest Gibson, corresponding member. 



Mr. John M. Campbell made some remarks on the habits of the 

 different species, and it was stated that the specimens had been 

 presented to the Kelvingrove Museum. 



PAPER READ. 



Ornithological Journal of the Winter of 1878-79, with Collected 

 Notes regarding its effects upon Animal Life, including Remarks on 

 the Migration of Birds in the Autumn of 1878 and the Spring 

 of 1879. By Mr. John A. Harvie-Browx, F.Z.S., M.B.O.TL 



The following attempt to chronicle the abnormal effects of an 

 unusually severe winter cannot lay claim to any approach to 

 completeness. Living at an inland locality myself, I had not the 

 same opportunities of observation which occur to the resident near 

 the coast lines, the principal effect upon bird-life at inland localities 

 being simply the general absence of it, except around the farm- 

 steadings and in certain sheltered localities. I was in hopes of 

 receiving more assistance from the members of our own Society — 

 •some of Avhom, at all events, live in localities suitable for observa- 

 tions being made; though I have received some interesting notes 

 from one or two members, amongst whom I may mention Mr. 

 J. S. Dickson. 



Several papers have already appeared upon this subject, amongst 

 which I may mention the following, to all of which I am largely 

 indebted for material for the present collection and compilation of 

 items : — 



Professor Duns read a paper at a meeting of the Royal Physical 



