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The present example — an immature female — was shot in the 

 early part of the first week of January in North Wales, where 

 the species is permanently resident. It weighed 6^ oz., and the 

 stomach, the contents of which I submitted to ]Mr. P. Cameron 

 for identification, contained Mijrniica scabrinodes, a common 

 ant which nests on ground-hillocks but never in trees. 



Mr. Thomas Scott, Corresponding Member, exhibited speci- 

 mens of several varieties of Shells collected in the neighbour- 

 hood of Greenock, on which he made the following remarks : — 



Helix roiundcita, Miill., var. alha. — This variety has been 

 found in several places in Scotland, but according to Dr. Jeffreys 

 it is always of rare occurrence. It is similar in form to the type, 

 but its colour is white or greenish. 



H. rotundata, Miill., var. pyramidalis. — In this variety the 

 spire is more raised than in the type. It has been recorded as 

 occurring in England, but, as far as I am aware, it has not been 

 previously observed in Scotland. 



H. arbustorum, L., var. alpestrls. — Apparently unrecorded for 

 the district. 



Pisiduun nifidum, Jenyns. Rare in the West of Scotland. 



Mr. Scott stated that these Shells had been submitted to Dr. 

 Jeffreys, and verified by him. 



Mr. Thomas King exhibited a small collection of Swiss plants, 

 and made some remarks on some of the species which had been 

 observed in Britain. 



Mr. Peter Ewing laid on the table a large collection of British 

 HepaticPB, forming one of the collections which the Museum 

 Committee are preparing for the Kelvingrove Museum. 



The follow^ing papers were read: — "Notes on Silene inarithna, 

 L.," by Mr. Thomas Scott, Corresponding Member;* "The 

 Mistletoe," by Mr. R. Turner, t 



26th February, 188i. 



Mr. Peter Cameron, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Messrs. Duncan Mackenzie, 11 James Watt Street, and L. 

 Robertson Sutherland, 18 Ann Street, Hillsborougii Square, 

 Hillhead, were elected Ordinary Members. 



Mr. R. Turner exhibited specimens of Tlllandsia usneoides, 

 iin epiphyte which grows on oak and pine trees in most of the 

 Southern States of North America, where it is known by the 

 name of "old man's beard." Mr. Turner stated that the plant 

 belongs to the Bromeliacec2, or Pine-apple order, which contains 

 & considerable number of epiphytes : and he described the 

 peculiarities of these plants, which derive their nourishment 



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