xlvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. D. A. Boyd read some notes on the Hoopoe and its affinities, 

 and referred to some of the recorded instances of its occurrence in 

 various districts of Scotland. 



Mr. Charles W. White exhibited a fine series of shells of Lucina 

 borealis, L., and varieties of Littorina rudis, Ma ton, from the Ayr- 

 shire Coast at Ardrossan. 



Mr. James J. F. X. King showed specimens of Emmelesia 

 tceniata, St., taken by him last summer in the neighbourhood of 

 Killarney ; and he stated that the Irish examples of this moth are 

 remarkable for the brightness of the yellow bar, as compared with 

 specimens obtained in Scotland. 



Mr. King also exhibited specimens of Ccecilius atri cornis, 

 M'Lach., captured by him last August at Arundel. In the course 

 of some remarks, he stated that this neuropteron was described about 

 twenty years ago from specimens taken in the Isle of Wight at the 

 end of October. Since that time it has remained exceedingly rare, 

 and only one specimen was taken in 1884. This year, however, no 

 fewer than five were secured by Mr. King at Arundel. As its 

 specific name implies, the insect is distinguished by its strong black 

 antennas. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited specimens of Orchesella cincta, L., 

 Entomobrya nivalis, L., E. multifasciata, Tullb., E. Nicoletii, 

 Lubb., E. lanuginosa, Nic, and E. cincta, Lubb., all obtained in 

 the neighbourhood of West Kilbride, Ayrshire. In the course of 

 some remarks on the group of Collembola to which these insects 

 belong, he stated that the species shown were the only Scottish repre- 

 sentatives of their respective genera which had as yet been reported. 



Mr. John Kirsop exhibited some portions of timber from Carrick 

 Castle Pier, Lochgoil, containing perforations of Teredo navalis, 

 L., and stated that owing to the destructive ravages of this borer 

 the repiling of the pier had recently being rendered necessary. He 

 also exhibited a number of other interesting objects. 



Rev. J. E. Somerville, B.D., Corresponding Member, exhibited a 

 branch from a male and another from a female tree of the genus 

 Casuarina. The specimens, which had recently been gathered at 

 Cannes, on the Mediterranean coast of France, were in a fresh con- 

 dition, and showed the foliage and inflorescence characteristic of the 

 genus. 



Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., stated that the foreign order 

 CasuarinecB, which contains the single genus Casuarina, is remark- 



