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V.P.L.S.— On the functions and use of the orbital glands of Birds 

 of the orders Natatores and Grallatores, by P. J. Selby, Esq. — On 

 the Birds observed and collected during an excursion in Sutherland- 

 shire, by P. J. Selby. — On the Fishes obtained during the same ex- 

 cursion, by Sir W. Jardine. — On the Insects obtained, by James 

 Wilson, Esq. — On a collection of Insects recently received from 

 Java, by James Wilson, Esq. — On the change of colour of the fruit 

 in a certain species of Elder, by the Rev. James Drake. — On the 

 cultivation of Phormium tenax in Scotland, by John Murray, Esq. 

 — On the progress made in researches on the secretions from the 

 roots of vegetables, by Dr. Dunbar. — On the distribution of the 

 Phenogamous plants of the Faroe Islands, by W. C. Trevelyan, Esq. 

 — A memoir on the propagation of Scottish Zoophytes, by Mr. 

 Dalzell. — Account of the Natural History of the central portion of 

 the great mountain range of the South of Scotland, in which arise 

 the sources of the Tweed, by W. Macgillivray, Esq. — On the Co- 

 culvs indicus of commerce, by G. Walker Arnott, Esq. — On the 

 head of Delphinus Deductor, on the laryngeal sac of the Reindeer, 

 and on a new species of Thrush from Nepaul, by Dr. Traill. — On the 

 transformations of the Crustacea, by J. O. Westwood, Esq. — On a 

 peculiar race of Men supposed to have constituted the inhabitants 

 of the elevated regions, situated between the 14th and 19th degrees 

 of south lat., in South America, by Mr. Pentland. — On some pecu- 

 liar secretions and elaborations, viewed in connexion with the ascent 

 of the sap, by John Murray, Esq. — On a new species of Pecten, by 

 T.Brown, Esq. — On the progress of successive vegetation, at various 

 heights, on the Himalaya Mountains, by J. F. Royle, Esq. — Some 

 observations on the structure of Feathers, by Sir David Brewster. 



Section of Anatomy and Medicine. 

 Chairman — Dr. Abercrombie. 



Mr. Broughton read to the Section the results of an experimental 

 inquiry respecting the sensibilities of the nerves of the brain. — Dr. 

 Alison read a notice of some experiments by Dr. J. Reid, illus- 

 trating the connexion of the irritability of muscles with the nervous 

 system, with observations by himself. — On certain peculiarities in 

 the circulation of the Porpoise, illustrated with preparations, by Dr. 

 Sharpey. — A communication from Mr. Murray of Hullon the change 

 of colour in the Chameleon. — An abstract of a registry kept in the 

 Lying-in Hospital of Great Britain-street, Dublin, from the year 

 1758 to the end of 1833, and which illustrated the importance of 

 thorough ventilation in such establishments, by Dr. Joseph Clarke 

 of Dublin. The author died in Edinburgh during the meeting of the 

 Association. — Dr. W. Thomson read a paper on the infiltration of 

 the lungs with black matter, and on black expectoration, occurring 

 in coal-miners, iron-moulders, &c. — Sir C. Bell delivered a dis- 

 course explanatory of his views of the functions of the nervous sy- 

 stem, and of the manner in which this department of physiology 

 should be studied. — On the varieties of mechanism by which the 

 blood may be accelerated or retarded in the arterial and venous 

 systems of the Mammalia, by Dr. Aitkin. — Dr. Hodgkin read a re- 



