230 KEPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



The following meetings were held during the winter 

 session of 1897 : — 



On October 7th Mr. George Brebner gave a lecture on 

 ^' Algse," illustrated by lantern slides. 



On November 4th Dr. Theodore Fisher gave an account 

 of the " Migration of Birds," also illustrated by lantern 

 slides. 



On December 2nd the Rev. A. C. Macpherson read a 

 paper on "Nature in the Nature Poets." ^ 



THEODORE FISHER. 



ORNITHOLOaiCAL SECTION. 

 (April — December, 1897.) 



THIS section started the second year of its existence 

 on October 28th, 1897, with an interesting account 

 of the birds of Lapland, given by Mr. H. 0. Playne, who 

 had but lately returned from a tour in that countr}' . Prof. 

 0. Lloyd Morgan consented to remain as President, and 

 Mr. Price was elected Secretary of the section. 



On November 25th a discussion on " Bird Vision " was^ 

 started by the Secretary, who gave a short description of 

 the anatomy of the avian eye. 



On December 2.3rd Dr. Fisher introduced a discussion on 

 " Change of Colour in Plumage " b}^ some remarks on the 

 various forms of moult, and Mr. H. J. Charbonnier ex- 

 hibited feathers which demonstrated these forms. 



The section consists of twelve members, and the attend- 

 ance at meetings is satisfactory^ 



D. T. PRICE. 



1 This paper, it is hoped, will be published in the next number of 

 the Proceedings. 



