NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 147 



While almost every English county had been investigated, and a 

 record given of its avi fauna, very little had been published about 

 districts north of the Tweed. The field, therefore, promised a 

 full reward to any one willing to undertake the task of describing 

 the ornithology of the most attractive portion of the British 

 Islands. Its firths, and forests, and lone sea-shores, were yet in- 

 habited by many interesting birds, whose habits and history could 

 nowhere else be studied with greater advantage. The author of 

 the paper then gave in detail a notice of the occurrence in the 

 various counties of upwards of thirty rare species, some of which 

 he had traced to permanent habitats, especially in the West of 

 Scotland, where he had for many years paid close attention to the 

 subject. 



November 27th, 1866. 



The Rev. Henry W. Crosskey in the chair. 



The following donations to the library were announced: — 

 "Description of Calamoichthys, a genus of ganoid fish from Old 

 Calabar," by John Alex. Smith, M.D. (from the author); and 

 a quarto volume of original drawings of zoological objects, col- 

 lected at Taboga, by Mr Eobert M'Dowall, surgeon, Panama 

 Steam Navigation Company (from himself). 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



The Rev. H. W. Crosskey exhibited a series of Foraminifem, 

 obtained from the mud brought up from the Atlantic sea-bed in 

 the soundings made by Captain Anderson, of the Great Eastern, 

 at a depth of 2000 fathoms. The series embraced the following 

 species, determined by Mr Brady: — 



1. Biloculina ungens. 



2. Quinquelocuhna agglutinans. 



3. Uvigerina pygmoea. 



4. Globigerina bulloides. 



5. Cassidulina loevigata. 



6. Pulvinula canariensis. ' 



7. Planorbulina ungeriana. 



8. Rotalia Soldanii. 



9. „ orbicularis. 

 10. Peneroplis pertusus. 



