238 proceedings of the 



December 29th, 1868. 



Mr Walter Gait in tlie cliair. Messrs James Stewart and 

 William Knox Gilchrist, were elected resident members. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



1. A specimen of Astrophjtum scutafum from lat. 73 5 N., long. 

 75 40 W., at depth of 250 fathoms; also a series of varieties of 

 Valvata multiformis from Mayence basin, by the Rev. H. W. 

 Crosskey. 



2. A specimen of the Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius Eiiro- 

 poius), Avhich was shot in a grass field near Lanark by Charles 

 Walker, Esq., of Braxfield House, on the 7th of October last. 

 This is the first record of its occurrence in Scotland. The species 

 is extremely rare in the British Islands, and is but seldom met 

 with in any part of Europe. 



3. A specimen of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), shot near 

 Larbert in October last, and forwarded by J. A. Harvie 

 Brown, Esq., corresponding member. 



4. A series of specimens of Bryum cirrhatum from Ben Lawers, 

 a species new to Britain, by Dr James Stirton, who made some 

 remarks on the variations of inflorescence on this and allied 

 species. 



January 26th, 1869. 

 Professor John Young in the chair. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



The Secretary exhibited a series of post-tertiary shells from a 

 clay bed in Inch Lonaig, Loch Lomond, forwarded by Alexander 

 Macniven, Esq., corresponding member. The series included 

 specimens of Astarte sulcata, Balanus porcatus, Giiprina Islandica, 

 Natica al/lnis, I'ecten Islandica, etc., besides spines of Echini, flints, etc. 



Mr David Eobertson exhibted a number of specimens of the 

 gemmeous dragonet (Callionymus lyra), from the shores of Cumbrae, 

 and remarked that about three years ago a friend of his had taken 

 nearly two dozen specimens of this uncommon fish in one day. 

 Mr Robertson also exhibited a specimen of the black-mouthed 

 dog-fish (Squalus melasioma), a rare species, taken by one of the 

 Cumbrae fishermen on their usual fishing ground in the Firth of 

 Clyde. In adverting to the various uncommon and important 

 objects that have ahready been recorded from the Firth of Clyde, 



