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answer he got was " do it yourself." He had done it again and again, and 

 thought it was now quite time that others should be brought up to the scratch. 

 If no one answered the paper he should take it for granted that by their silence 

 members fully agreed with Mr; White's remarks, and that plenty of papers 

 would be the result. 



Mr. Curties communicated to the Club an interesting letter which he had re- 

 ceived from Mr. Davis, " On the eggs of some parasites found upon birds in the 

 Zoological Society's Collection." The subject was illustrated by some beauti- 

 ful drawings, and by a number of photographs presented for distribution amongst 

 the members. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Curties for his communication was proposed by Mr. 

 Brain, seconded by Mr. Jacques, and carried unanimously. 



Mr. M. C. Cooke read a communication from New York, relative to the ampli- 

 fication of Pleurosigma angulatum, shown at the Bailey Microscopical Club, as 

 mentioned at the previous meeting. A photograph of the appearance of the 

 object on the scale described was exhibited to the meeting, bat in reply to a 

 question from Dr. Matthews, Mr. Cooke stated that the photograph was not 

 taken from the object itself, but from a plaster model representing its appearance. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Cooke was unanimously carried. 



The Secretary announced that he had received a letter from the Secretary of 

 the Liverpool Microscopical Society, expressing a desire that at the Soiree in 

 connection with the forthcoming meetings of the British Association at Liver- 

 pool the Microscopical Societies should be represented. The Soiree would be 

 held at St. George's Hall, on Sept. 22nd, and members desirous of exhibiting 

 on that occasion were requested to make an early intimation to that effect to 

 Mr. C. H. Sterne. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Seed of Nemesia by Mr. Chas. Collins. 



Scales of Hippophse rhamnoides Mr.Conder. 



Eggs of Bird Parasites, shown both in the wet 7 ,,- p ,. 



and the dry stat es 3 



Head of Cysticercus, from the Hare Mr. Groves. 



Degeeria domestica (alive) Mr. Oxley. 



There were also placed upon the table for distribution amongst the members 

 a quantity of thin sections of rhinoceros horn and some chrysalids, from Mr. 

 Archer ; a large number of named specimens of mosses, from Mr. M. C. Cooke j 

 and a supply of volvox, collected at Woodford, from Mr. W. Hainworth, jun. 



Mr. Mclntire observed that the Degeeria exhibited by Mr. Oxley was inter- 

 esting, as being the third discovery of it in England. 



The proceedings then terminated with the usual conversazione. 



K. T. Lewis. 



