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Edinburgh Naturalists Field Club. 



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Cystopteris fragilis. 

 Dianthus siiperbus. 

 Dryas octopetala. 

 Epipactis latifolia, 

 Erigeron alpinuni. 

 Geiitiana acaulis. 



M asclepiadea, 



II bavaiica. 



M campestris. 



II excisa. 



M Pneiimonanthe. 



II Saponaria. 

 Globularia cordifolia. 

 Gymnadenia conopsea. 

 Gypsophila prostrata. 

 Hutchinsia alpina. 

 Myosotis alpestris. 

 Nigritella angustifolia, 

 Paris quadrifolia. 

 Parnassia palustris. 

 Pedicularis verticillata. 

 Poa alpina. 



Polygonum viviparuni. 

 Polysticlium Loncliitis. 



Potentilla maculata. 



II aurea. 



Primula farinosa. 

 Ranunculus alpestris. 



II II var. Ber- 



tolonii. 

 II montanus. 



Rhododendron hirsutum. 

 Rumex scutatus. 

 Saxifraga Aizoon. 



II aizoides. 



II II var. auran- 



tiaca. 



II ccesia. 



II diapensioides. 



II muscoides. 



II rotundifolia. 



II stellaris. 



Scutellaria alpina. 

 Serratula tinctoria. 

 Soldanella montana. 

 Thlaspi rotundifolium. 

 Vaccinium Vitis-Idrea. 

 Veronica urticttfolia. 



At the meeting of tlie 22d December 1881, the following series 

 of animal parasites was shown under the microscope by Mr 

 James Simpson : — 



Pediculus capitis (from the Australian 



savage). 

 Braula c;eca (from the Queen Bee). 

 Colpocephalum sub-asquale (from the 



Crow). 



Docophorus ocellatus (from the Crow). 



II aquilinus (from the Golden 



Eagle). 



Trichodectes subrostratus (from the 



Cat — first specimen 



recorded in Britain). 



II scalaris (from the Ox). 



II Equi (from the Horse). 



Hasmatopinus sp. (from the Mouse). 

 II sp. (from the Buffalo, 



India). 

 II Suis (from the Pig). 



II spinulosus (from the 



Rat). 

 Nirmus cameratus {, ? (from the 



Capercaillie). 

 Lipeurus sp. c? 9 (from the Caper- 

 caillie). 

 II pelagicus (from the Fulmar 

 Petrel). 

 Nycteribia sp. 6 (from the Flying Fox). 



Mites. 



Dermaleichus chelopus 9 (from the 

 Blue Titmouse). 

 II bifidus 6 9 (from the 



Blue Titmouse). 



Glyciphagus plumiger 6 9 (very rare). 

 II sp- 9 (probably a new- 



species). 



