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Dredge, with complete dredging apparatus ; and after describing 

 its construction and use, he presented it to the Society. A 

 cordial vote of thanks was awarded Mr. Somerville for his 

 valuable gift. 



Mr. W. Craibe Angus exhibited a male example of the 

 Pine Marten (3Iartes foinaj from the Blackmount Forest ; a 

 male Smew (Mergus alhellns) in beautiful plumage, shot on the 

 Lea by Mr. H. Crum Ewing; a Velvet Scoter (Oideviia fuscaj; 

 a curiously marked example of the common Partridge (Perclkv 

 cinerea) from Argyllshire; and Scotch examples of the Shore 

 Lark (Alaiida aJj^esiris) and Pintail Duck ( DafiJa acuta) in 

 the flesh.* Mr. Angus made some remarks on the occurrence 

 of the various species in the British Isles. 



The Secretary (Mr. D. A. Boyd) laid on the table a Collection 

 of Mosses of the genus Spliagninii, presented to the Society by 

 Mr. James M 'Andrew, Corresponding Member. The Collection^ 

 which comprised 149 packets of specimens, included the follow- 

 ing species, with most of their recognised varieties, and a 

 number of the more remarkable forms presented by these 

 extremely variable plants : 



Sj^Jictgnuni rigidum, 8 



Hubsecundiun, 19 



larlciiumi, 2 



tenellum, 2 



Aiistini, 18 



papillosum, 7 



cyntbi folium, 12 



Sphagnum aciififolium, 53 



fimhriatuDi, 2 



strictum, H 



squarrosum, 2 



teres, 2 



intermedium , fi 



cuspidatum, 15 



molle, 3 



Mr. Boyd stated that the Council had resolved that the 

 valuable specimens piesented by Mr. M 'Andrew shoidd form 

 the nucleus of a general collection of British Mosses, to be 

 mounted in the form of fasciculi and placed in the Library 

 for reference by the Members. Such a collection, when com- 

 pleted, would doubtless prove of much assistance to students 

 of Bryology. 



On the motion of the Chairman, a cordial vote of thanks A\'as 

 awarded to Mr. M 'Andrew for his valuable gift. 



Mr. Dougall sent for exhibition some Micro-photographs of 

 Aulacodiscus formosKs, the tongue of the Blow-fly, and other 

 objects, photographed by Mr. John Milton Offord, M.R.M.S. 

 In these the minute details of the objects were reproduced 

 with great clearness and beauty. 



The following papers were read: "Natural History Notes 

 from Tarbert," by Mr. Thomas Scott, Corresponding Member ;t 

 "On some Forms of Sphagna found in the Glenkens, Kirkcud- 

 brightshire," by Mr. .lames M 'Andrew, Corresjionding Member, t 

 Both papers were illustrated with specimens of all the species 

 therein referred to. 



* j7Y/Msa(«/on.^ i. 379, .•'82 ■\Td.,\.?^m. t /(/. i .36fi. 



