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section, however, constitute an excellent debating ground, and 

 for the present Mr Crosskey mshed to reserve his opinion. 



March 30th, 1869/ 



Mr David Eobertson, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society: — 

 Alexander Drew, jun., resident; and the Eev. John Fergusson, 

 Glenprosen, Forfarshire; Rev. James Keith, Forres; and Rev. 

 George Gordon, Birnie, by Elgin, corresponding. 



The Society voted a sura of ten guineas as a subscription to the 

 fund now being raised by the University for the purchase of the 

 late Professor Walker Arnot's Herbarium and Library. 



The Librarian announced the following donations to the library: 

 " Stainton's Natural History of the Tineina," 10 vols. 8vo, coloured 

 plates, by Dr Hugh Colquhoun; " Quatrefage's Rambles of a 

 Naturalist," 2 vols. 8vo, and " Seaside Book," by Dr Harvey, by 

 Mr A. C. Millar; " Transactions Geological Society of Glasgow," 

 " Transactions Archaeological Society of Glasgow, " " Proceed- 

 ings Berwickshire Naturalists' Club," — all from the respective 

 societies. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr James D. Dougall, jun., exhibited a specimen of the Grey 

 Phalarope (Phalaropus lohatus), which had been shot in November 

 last on the banks of Lochfyne. 



The Secretary exhibited a very fine specimen of the Greenland 

 Falcon (Falco candicans Gmel), from Elgin, in Morayshire. The 

 bird had been captured near that town about three years ago, and 

 now belonged to Mr Gray's private collection. Although in bad 

 condition when obtained, it had since been skilfully remounted 

 by Mr M'Culloch, sen., Sauchiehall Street, and is considered to be 

 one of the most perfect examples of this rare species that has ever 

 been taken in Britain. Mr Gray likewise exhibited two rare birds 

 from New Zealand, namely, a specimen of Apteryx Owenii, and 

 one of the Owl Parrot (Strigops habroptilus), both having been 

 recently obtained in that country by Mr Thomas Yuill, Taxi- 

 dermist, Sauchiehall Street. Owen's Apteryx is distinguished 



