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by the Royal College of Science), collected 1910. J. Uutiy — {a) Fossils 

 from Chalk and Greensand. Whitehead, Belfast ; {h) Some sharks' 

 teeth, Mrs. Espinasse — (a) Fungi from Mauritius ; (b) Pitch from 

 Lake Trinidad ; (c) Baskets from Madeira and some foreign fruits. 

 Professor Gregg Wilson, D.Sc. (B.N.F.C.) — (a) Eggs (uterine and nest) 

 and young of Australian Duckmole (Platypus) ; (ft) Eggs of Cuckoo in 

 nests of various kinds. W. F. Gunn — (a) A collection ol 1 loom-^ 

 illustrating the evolution of shape, size and colour in the rioral organs of 

 Chrysanthemum Indicum ; (b) Some fruits from native trees. J. N. 

 Halbert, M.R.I. A. — Some silk-producing moths from the collection of 

 the National Museum. T. Hallissy, B.A. — Some Donegal rocks and 

 minerals. Mrs. Harford — A morell fungus (Morchella) from Co. Dublin. 

 J. de W. Hinch — Geological specimens from Co. Donegal, (a) Mullion- 

 structure in quartzite. Creeslough ; (b) Collection of erratics from Tory 

 Island. Professor T. Johnson. D.Sc, M.R.I. A. — Microscopic sections of 

 the stem and leaf of a fossil pteridosperm (seed -bearing fern). Miss C. 

 M'Nab — Revolving microscope with twelve slides of Polyzoa. A. R. 

 Nichols — American Blue-Winged Teal {Onerquedula discars), shot in 

 Co. Cork, S'ptembpr, 1910: lirst occurrence in Ireland. A. Rovcroft — 

 (a) Collection of Carbonifjrous fossils ; (6) Specimen of galena from 

 Ballycorus ; {c) Sample of copper pyrites and of peacock copper ore 

 from the newly re-opened copper mine at Beauparc, Co. Meath ; (d) 

 Copper ore from Loughshinny copper mine. Robert F. Scharff, Ph.D., 

 M.R.I. A. — (a) An almost complete skull of the Sabre-toothed Tiger 

 (Machairodus sp.) from the asphaltine deposits of Los Angelos Country, 

 California ; (b) Original Orang-Utan skull from which skiagrams (see 

 below) were taken. G. O. Sherrard — The causes of some plant diseases. 

 Rowland Southern. B.Sc. — Some remarkable worms. Miss J. Stephens. 

 B.Sc. — .\ collection of West Indian corals. George Strahan — Specimens 

 from Prosperous Bog, Co. Kildare. Professor Symington, D.Sc, F.R.S 

 (B.N.F.C.) — Photographs and skiagrams of skull of an Orang-Utan. 

 Miss E. H. Wilson — (a) Cases of butterflies and L eetles ; (b) Botanical 

 specimens. W. B. Wright — (a) Photographs of the Preglacial beach of 

 the Western Islands of Scotland ; (h) Monchiquite dyke from Colonsay ; 

 (c) Radium ore from Sweden. 



December 10. — Winter Excursion to the Zoological Gardens. — 

 The afternoon turned out very wet, and in consequence only six members 

 and visitors assembled outside the Superintendent's House at 2.30 p.m., 

 when Captain Arbuthnot showed them round the Gardens and pointed 

 out the principal additions to the collection. After inspecting the emeus 

 and rheas, the party visited the Monkey House, where are also to be 

 seen a number of the small carnivora. Proceeding then to the Roberts 

 House the members had an opportunity of witnessing the feeding of the 

 large carnivora. The large open-air aviary attracted a good deal of 

 attention, and the Ungulates were seen in their paddocks. The members 

 next visited the Reptile House and Aquarium where a very interesting 

 demonstration of the characteristic feeding habits of the cormorant and 

 penguin was given in the large diving tank. They then turned their 

 attention to the Elephant House, to the open-air cages containing the 



