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Mr. Henry Davis read a paper "On some Further Notes on the Dessication 

 of Rotifers." Specimens of dried mud containing Philodina roseola were 

 offered to those members who cared to apply for them. 



The thanks of the meeting were, upon the motion of the President, 

 unanimously voted to Mr. Davis for his very interesting paper. 



The President announced that in consequence of the 4th Friday in 

 December falling this year on Christmas Day, their ordinary meeting for 

 that month would be omitted — so that their next ordinary meeting would 

 not take place until January. 



The proceedings then terminated with the usual Conversazione. 

 The following objects were exhibited : — 



Spirorbisnautiloid.es ... ... ... ... Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Section of Cementstein... ... ... ... Mr. W. J. Brown. 



Head of Silkworm ... ... ... ... Mr. C. Collins. 



Rotifers, Philodina roseola dried and re-animated Mr. H. Davis. 

 Selected Foraminifera, from Singapore ... Mr. A. Durrand. 



Plumed gnat, Tanypus zonatus Mr. F. Enock. 



Ovipositor and sheath of Phalangium Opilio Mr. F. Fitch. 



Aquatic worm 



Head of Cysticercus, from Hare 



A Cuthbert-Amici Microscope, dated 1827 



Mr. G. E. Mainland. 

 Mr. W.Watson. 

 Mr. J. D. Hardy. 



Attendance — Members, 55 ; Visitors, 8. 



December 11th, 1885. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 

 Fairy shrimps. Chirocephalus diaphanus 

 Chelifer muscorum 

 Cows Chervel, Charophyllum ... 

 Head of tree spider, Philodromus, showing ) 



eight eyes, nat. colour 



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Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. C. Collins, jun. 

 Mr. A. L. Corbett. 



Mr. F. Enock. 



Mr. H. E. Freeman. 



Mr. H. Morland. 

 Mr. G. E. Mainland. 



Abnormal concretion on the surface of an t 



egg shell ... ... ... ... ^ 



Type slide of selected diatoms, from Mors) 



Island, Jutland ... ... ... •* 



Tegenaria atrica (male) ... 



Krachnoidiscus ornatus, with ± objective and > -*r ^ ™ ^ , 



dark ground... ... ... ... J 



Pikrite, from Gumbelberg Nassau Mr. G. Smith. 



Spines of Echinus Mr. W. Watson. 



Attendance — Members, 48 ; Visitors, 8. 



