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(N.S.), Part III.). In doing so he took the opportunity of 

 thanking the members of his Committee for their able assistance, 

 and especially Mr. Richard M'Kay, who had carried out the 

 preparation of the exhaustive indices with which the volume was 

 furnished. 



Mr. Paterson then exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Charles Kirk, 

 a series of lantern slides illustrative of "Bird Life on Ailsa 

 Craig." The slides were exceedingly beautiful, and reflected great 

 credit on Mr. Kirk, who had himself taken the photographs. 

 They included photographs of collective groups, of individual 

 birds, of birds on their nests, of birds on the wing, of birds in 

 their younger stages, and of eggs. How and from where the 

 photographs were taken is yet the wonder of many who were 

 present ! 



24th April, 1900. 



Mr. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



The Chairman drew the attention of the meeting to the death 

 of two distinguished Members since last meeting: — His Grace 

 the Duke of Argyll and Sir W. Renny Watson, both of whom 

 became Members in 1889. 



A report of the excursion to the Girvan Water on the Spring- 

 Holiday was read by Mr. John Renwick (see p. 160). 



Messrs. A. B. Motherwell, Rosemount, Airdrie, and Robert 

 M'Lean, M.A., 289 New City Road, were elected Ordinary 

 Members. 



Mr. L. Watt exhibited the following Lichens from Dumbarton- 

 shire : — 



Cladonia cervicomis, Schaer, among moss on Kilpatrick Hills, 



from 800 to 1,100 feet; not very plentiful. 

 C. pyxidata, Fr., common, on roots of trees and shady rocks 



on Kilpatrick Hills, from 400 to 1,100 feet. 

 Cladina rangiferina, Hoffm., from 500 feet upwards, especially 



on rocky ground with a slight peaty covering, Kilpatrick 



Hills. 

 C. uncialis, Hoffm., on peaty ground, Kilpatrick Hills, from 



600 feet upwards ; fairly common. 

 Evernia furfuracea, Mann, on sandstone and conglomerate rocks 



