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microscopes and microscopic accessories of all descriptions, which 

 attracted much altention. The other exhibits were as follow : — 



Botany.—- N. Carrothkrs— Mounted botanical specimens. J. H. 

 DavieS— A bundle oi Hylocomium nigosufn, a rare Irish moss from Port- 

 stewart. W. A. Gri5e:n — Seaweeds from Ballycastle. F. Gui,branse;n — 

 Plants from Botanic Gardens, N. S. W. W. 11. Patterson, M.R.I.A.— 

 Giant puff ball, from Shropshire. \V. H. PhiIvI^ipS— Rare British and 

 other ferns. R. Li.. PraKGER, M.RI.A. — Additions to the flora of the 

 North-east of Ireland, made in the Ardglass district, 1902. Gejorge E- 

 REii^IvY — Specimens of New Zealand woods. 



ZooiyOGY. — John CotTnky— Collection of Irish taken eggs. Nkvin 

 H. Foster — Eggs of 97 species of birds breeding in County Down, 

 W. A. Green— American fresh-water mussels. John Hamil,Ton — 

 Specimens of Indian " Tussora " silk moth. Robert May — Wood per- 

 forated by various animals. J. M 'Bride, jun. — Eggs of tortoise, laid in 

 Ireland. H. LamonT Orr— Irish butterflies, &c. ROBERT PATTERSON, 

 M.R.I.A. — Birds' nests. Down t;iken from^various ducks. R. F. vScharff, 

 M.R.I.A.— Remains of the Arctic I^emming, a new Irish mammal, and of 

 other animals from Keash Caves, County Sligo. Master Wheei^ER — 



Humming birds and nests. Professor Gregg WiIvSON, D.vSc Eggs 



and embryos of Duckbill and Echidna, R. WEiyCH— Methods of mounting 

 and storing small moUusca, 



GEOI.OGY. — Robert Bet^Iv— Cretaceous fishes from Counties Antrim 

 and Derry. Madame Christen — Igneous rocks from Saxony ; stone 

 implements from Saxony. R. Christen — Cretaceous and other fossils 

 from Saxony. Rev. H. QuaiIv — Rock specimens. W. B. WrighT, B.A. 

 — Ailsa Craig rock from Ballyhill. 



MiSCEivTvANEOUS. — Miss Andrews— Old coins. C. Bui^IvA— Old Irish 

 sword stick from Arboe and bones from Donegal caves and River Black- 

 water. W. A. Green — Irish bog butter, mounted photographs. A. R. 

 Hogg — Animated photographs of natural history subjects. Miss L. 

 Lamb — Photographs of two round towers at Ravenna, a few photographs 

 of Italian churches showing interlaced patterns in the stone-work. 

 Robert Patterson, M.R.I.A. — Autographs of members of the "Red 

 Lion Club" present at the Belfast meeting of British Association, 1852. 

 John C. W. Reid— Old Irish crossbow and Dublin-made pistols. George 

 E. ReiIvI/Y — African bark cloth, made by natives. R. Wei^ch — Evolution 

 of the Irish outside car ; wedding dance-masks from west coast of 

 Ireland; photographs taken during the Club's summer excursions. Mr. 

 Kilpatrick exhibited a number of photographs taken during the recent 

 meeting of the British Association. 



Punctually at 9.30 the President of the Club, F. J. BiGGER, M.R.I.A. 

 took the chair, and delivered a short address. After welcoming the 

 members of the Dublin Naturalists' Field Club, the representative of 

 the Londonderry Scientific and Literary Societ}-, and the newl}^- 

 appointed Professor of Natural History in Queen's College (Professor 

 Gregg Wilson, D.Sc), Mr. Bigger went on to refer to the recent meeting, 



