xliy PEOCEEDINGS, 



Oedinaey Meeting, 21st Maech, 1893, at "Watfoed. 



Aethue Steadling, Esq., M.R.C.S., F.Z.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mr. R. Casson, Mr. Percy Manning, and Mr. A. T. Murray were 

 elected Members of the Society. 



Mrs. Ayi-es, High Croft, Watford; Mr. W. Wallis Baldwin, 

 IS'etherheys, AVatford ; Mr. C. E. Bloomer, 22 St. Albans Eoad, 

 Watford ; Mrs. Cobb, Garston, Watford ; Mrs. Crouch, Rosslvn, 

 Watford; Mrs. Edmonds, 86 High Street, Watford; Mr. Markham 

 Eveleg'h, Essex Road, Watford; Hiliss Jourdain, Corran, Watford; 

 Mr. G. P. Xeele, The Lawn, Clarendon Road, Watford ; Mr. E. P. 

 Rowse, Nutley, Watford; Mr. E. J. Slinn, Lang Syne, Watford; 

 Mr. E. P. Vaux, Densworth, Watford ; and Mr. Walter C. Wyles, 

 Carpenders, Watford, were proposed for membership. 



The Seceetaey (Dr. Morison) read a letter he had received from 

 Sir William Elower thanking the Society for his election as an 

 Honorary Member, and adding : " Pray assure your colleagues that 

 I much appreciate this distinction, and I highly esteem the work 

 of the Society in keeping up an interest in intellectual pursuits 

 in the county." 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the year 

 1892." By Henry Lewis. {Transact mis, Vol. VII, p. 161.) 



2. "]S"otes on some Hertfordshire Mammalia." By T. Vaughan 

 Roberts. {Transactions, Vol. VII, p. 169.) 



The following paper was taken as read : — 



" Climatological Observations taken in Hertfordshire in the year 

 1891." ByJohnHopkinson, r.L.S.,E.G.S.,F.R.Met.Soc. {Trans- 

 actions, Vol. VII, p. 157.) 



Preserved skins of the animals mentioned by Mr. Vaughan 

 Roberts were exhibited by him in illustration of his paper. 



The Peesident exhibited two living specimens of the smooth 

 snake {Coronella Icevis), a very rare species, which, he said, had 

 only been discovered in this country about sixty or seventy years 

 ago, but appeared now either to be getting more common or 

 was more frequently recognised. Those he exhibited were not 

 found in Hertfordshire, but he hoped that during the coming 

 summer the species might be reported as occurring in the county. 



Oedinaey Meeting, 18th Apeil, 1893, at Watfoed. 



Aethuk Steadling, Esq., M.R.C.S., E.Z.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



Mrs. Ayres, Mr. W. W. Baldwin, Mr. C. E. Bloomer, Mrs. 

 Cobb, Mrs. Crouch, Mrs. Edmonds, Mr. M. Evelegh, Miss Jourdain, 

 Mr. G. P. Neele, Mr. E. P. Rowse, Mr. E. J. Slinn, Mr. E. P. 

 Vaux, and Mr. W. C. Wyles were elected Members of the Society. 



Mr. Harold Kent, Roseberry, Watford; Mr. W. H. IS'orris, 

 Bengeo, Hertford ; Mr. John L. Pank, Barnet ; Mr. E. W. Reader, 



