106 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Mr. W. W. Seott, ISO Sauchiehall Street, was elected as an 

 Associate. 



Mr. John Paterson exhibited, per favour of Mr. W. Eagle 

 Clarke, F.L.S., M.B.O.U., &c, a pair of Lapland Buntings 

 (Calcarias lapponicus) g and 9 from the Fair Isle. Mr. 

 Paterson also exhibited for Mr. Charles Kirk, a hybrid between 

 a Black Grouse ( £ ) and Red Grouse ( 9 ) from Kintyre. 



Mr. R. S. Wishart, M.A., exhibited Artemisia maritime/,, 

 Linn., and A. Absinthium, Linn., from Crail, and for comparison 

 A. vulgaris, Linn., from Chryston. and read a paper entitled 

 " Appleringie " (p. 22). 



Mr. James P. Gemmill, M.A., M.D., communicated, on behalf 

 of Mr. E. S. Russell, a paper " On the occurrence of Gonactinia 

 prolifera, Sars., in the Firth of Clyde" (p. 27). 



On behalf of the Rev. David Landsborough, LL.D., Mr. John 

 Renwick read a paper on Gordylint australis, the Palm Lily, 

 based on specimens grown in the open air at Campbeltown, 

 Argyll (p. 60). 



Mr. John Paterson read a note on the occurrence of the Black 

 Redstart (Ruticilla titys) in a field on the north side of the 

 Great Western Road, Glasgow, on 19th November, 1905. It 

 was observed by Mr. Wm. Wordie, M.A., a member of this 

 Society, who knows the bird from having seen it in its Swiss 

 haunts. This species has not hitherto been recorded as occurring 

 in the " Clyde " area. 



30th January, 1906. 



Mr. J. Ballantyne, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Professor J. Graham Kerr exhibited and gave some notes on 

 certain specimens of general zoological interest (p. 5). 



Mr. John Robertson exhibited, for Mr. Henry M'Culloch, a 

 Green Sandpiper (Totanus ochropus), and gave particulars of 

 what is known of it in this district. Only five occurrences in 

 the £i Clyde " area are known, three in Renfrewshire, one in 

 Dumbartonshire, and one in Stirlingshire. The first was on 10th 

 November, 1868, when two birds were seen in company at Nether 

 Pollok, and one was shot by Mr. Cox, head keeper, there. It was 



