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Dr Young had occasion to refer to the fossil oxen of Britain, and 

 mentioned that Dr Scouler had identified his name with the dis- 

 covery of these and of the Irish Elk. He had, moreover, suggested 

 that the Moose was referred to in the old Welsh traditions, an 

 opinion which, if proved to be correct, would approximate the 

 date of its extinction more closely to that of its disappearance 

 from central Europe. 



II. — On the Nesting of the Fieldfare (Turdus inlaris), in Gh-eai Britain. 

 By Mr W. C. Angus, corresponding member. 



In this paper the author stated that a pair of Fieldfares had 

 built a nest and successfully reared a brood of young ones within 

 the boundaries of the city of Aberdeen in May of the present 

 year. Some of the members present held that the fact was not 

 sufficiently proved to warrant the addition of the Fieldfare to the 

 list of birds breeding in Scotland. 



December 26th, 1871. 



Professor John Young, M.D., F.G.S., President, in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected resident members : — 

 Messrs Peter Cameron, jun., Archibald Gilchrist, and John 

 M'Laren, M.D. Mr Edwin Lees, F.L.S., F.G.S., Greenhill 

 Summit, Worcester, was elected a corresponding member. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr Thomas Chapman exhibited a series of lepidopterous 

 insects, showing sexual dififerences, and remarked on the specific 

 identity of two African butterflies, Fajnlio merope and Fapilio 

 hip^ocoon. 



PAPER READ. 



Notes on the Occurrence of the Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus) in 

 Scotland during the present year. By Mr Eobert Gray. 



