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palustris and C. pratensis, and of which he had i)laced a specimen 

 in the Herbarium of the British Museum. 



Dr. Brett recorded the fact of an unusual number of squirrels 

 having been seen in the neighbourhood of Watford this year. 



The following objects were exhibited : — Small pieces of the 

 boulders found near JBuntingfoi-d, by Mr. R. P. Greg ; Photograph 

 of the Earth-pyramids near Botzen, by the President ; Shells of 

 Cydostovia elegans from Highley Hill Tumulus, by Mr. H. George 

 Fordham ; Anacharis alsinastrum from the Colne, by Dr. Brett ; 

 and, under their microscopes. Diatoms, by Mr. Arthur Cottam, and 

 living Sertularian Hyclroids, from Tenby, South Wales, by the 

 Secretary. 



Ordinary Meeting, 14th December, 1876. 

 John Evaxs, Esq., F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



The following lecture was delivered : — 



"The Eocenes of England and their Extension in Hertfordshire." 

 By J. Logan Lobley, E.G.S., E.R.G.S. {Vide p. 161). 



A discussion ensued in which the President, the Secretary, and 

 Dr. Brett took part. 



Fossils from the London Clay were exhibited by Mr. Lobley in 

 illustration of his lecture ; and Eocene Fossils from the London 

 and Hampshire Basins, by the Secretary. 



The Greenough Geological Map of England was also kindly lent 

 for the occasion by the Geological Society of London. 



Donations to the Library in 1876. 



Anon. 



Title. 



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 - Physiognomy. 2 vols. 



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London, 1832. 



Aeago, FRANgois. Meteorological Essays. 8vo. London, 

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Brande, Prof. W. T. Manual of Chemistiy. 2nd 

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Chittenham, G. B. Meteorological Ohservations .... 

 in Colorado and Montana Territories. 8vo. Wash- 

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CoNYBEARE, Ecv. W. D., and "Whliam Phillips. 

 Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales. 

 8vo. London, 1822 



Cooke, M. C. A Plain and Easy Account of the British 

 Fungi. 8vo. London, 1866 



Cope, E. D. The Vertebrata of the Cretaceous Forma- 

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 ington, 1876 



CouES, Elliott. Birds of the Northwest. {U.S. Geol. 

 Surv.) 8vo. Washington, 1874 . . . , 



Donor, 



Mr. J. JEoplm 

 Miss Scholz. 



Lieut. R. B. Croft. 



Br. F. V. Bayden. 



Mr, J. Hopkinson, 



Br. F. V. Harden. 



