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Mr. T. B. Henderson, M.D., exhibited specimens of various 

 Reptilia. These included Eryx Johnii (Russell), an Indian 

 Sand-snake, of nocturnal and burrowing habits ; a young Boa 

 constrictor ', L., which had been landed amongst bananas and was 

 found alive in Glasgow, and kept in a living state for some time ; 

 Chameleon parvilobus, Boulenger, a native of South Africa ; and 

 Chameleon pumilus, Daudin, a native of Cape Colony. The 

 various specimens were fully described, and attention directed to 

 their distinctive features. 



Mr. Robert W. S. Wilson exhibited a fine example of the Grey 

 Lag-goose (Anser cinereus, Meyer), which was shot at Dickie's 

 Burn, Fairlie, on 13th November. He also showed specimens of 

 the Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica, L.), and Golden Plover 

 (Characfcrius phivialis, L.), also shot at Fairlie, and of the Rough- 

 legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus, Gmelin), from Langbank. 



Mr. J. Ballantvne submitted a List of Plants found on the 

 Island of Bute (p. 219). 



Mr. John Cairns, Jun., read a paper entitled "Notes on the 

 Maples,''" which he illustrated by means of a series of specimens 

 of the leaves of the various species and varieties. 



26th December, 1906. 



Mr. John Cairns, Jun., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Miss K. Graham Allan, 1 Grosvenor Terrace, was elected an 

 Ordinarv Member. 



The meeting was devoted to the exhibition of lantern slides 

 illustrative of various branches of natural history, topography, 

 &c. Ornithological subjects were dealt with by Messrs. W. R. 

 Baxter, Charles Kirk, T. Thornton MacKeith, James W. Reoch, 

 John Robertson, and Hugh W. Wilson, each of whom showed a 

 fine series of slides representing many species of native Birds, 

 with their nests, eggs, and young, and depicting some of the 

 most attractive phases of bird-life. Botanv was illustrated bv 

 Messrs. George Herriot, Robert M'Lean, J. Fleming, W. Goodwin, 

 and David R. Somerville, whose slides included views of wild 

 plants in their native habitats, as well as numerous artistic floral 

 studies. &c. A series submitted by Mr. Robert Garry, B.Sc, 

 contained some fine micro-photographs of Fresh-water Algse. 

 Scottish geology, as illustrated by highland mountains and glens, 



