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lection be offered to the Ethnological Department, British 

 Museum." 



On the Ballot being taken, these recommendations were not 

 approved by the Fellows present. 



The Ballot for a Member of the Council having closed, the 

 President appointed Mr. Charles James Breese, Mr. Daniel 

 Morris, and Mr. Charles Tyler, Scrutineers. The votes having 

 been counted and reported to the President, he declared Mr. 

 Charles Baron Clarke duly elected. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Crustacea from Singapore." By Alfred 0. Walker, 

 P.L.S. 



2. " Observations on the Grenus Ficus." By Dr. G-eorge King, 

 P.L.S. 



April 7th, 1887. 



William Cabeuthebs, P.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Hunter Jackson, Esq., Edward B. Poulton, Esq., and James 

 Henry Dugdale, Esq., were elected Pellows. 



Presh specimens of a pure white variety of Primrose, which 

 had been gathered growing wild near Biarritz, Prance, by Mr. 

 D'Arcy Grodolphin Osborne, P.L.S., were exhibited. 



A series of photographs, taken instantaneously from life, of 

 the White Stork (Cico)iia alba) were exhibited by Mr. Edward 

 Bidwell. These had been executed in Germany, and most accu- 

 rately represented the birds during the breeding-season. Not 

 only were the nests, young, and old birds thereon well shown, 

 but also the remarkable attitudes assumed preparatory to alighting 

 and commencing flight, as well as the peculiar twist of the neck 

 in calling. 



Dr. Francis Day exhibited and described the peculiarities of 

 some malformed Trout in an early stage of development. 



The following paper was read : — 



" Observations on the Grentians." By Prof. T. H. Huxley, 

 F.R.S., F.L.S. 



