12 PnOCEEDINGS OF TUB 



speaker referring to the lessened number of pigeons in certain 

 parts of London, due to the increase of motor traffic and corre- 

 sponding decrease of horses, tlie birds thus losing tlieir chief 

 source of food from scattered horse-feed. 



The Genex'al Secretary then brought forward a communication 

 entitled "Additional Information concerning Linne's J.ajjland 

 Drum." He stated that on the 2nd February, 1911, he showed 

 some lantern-slides concerning lioslin's portrait of Carl von Linne 

 (Proc. iyiU-1 1 , p. 2, plate), followed by some remarks on the Lapp 

 drum which figures in the Hoffman portrait and on the titlepage 

 of the ' Flora Lapponica.' 



Innnediately upon the printed account of this exhibition 

 reaching Sweden, two correspondents wrote to him about ir, 

 and one of them, Dr. J. M. llulth, of Uppsala, was so kind as to 

 enclose a reprint of au article by Dr. Edgar Reuterskicild, on the 

 Linnean Lapland magic drum, from which the following in- 

 formation is taken. 



The information printed in the Proceedings for last year 

 (pp. 60-01) represented the ascertained facts up to the Bi- 

 centenary of Linne in May 1907. But enquiry was afterwards 

 made as to what had become of the Linnean drum, and it resulted 

 in the discovery of its history as follows : — The drum formed 

 part of a large collection of curiosities whicli was bought by the 

 Uni\ersity of Upsala in 1832 on the death of Thun berg's pupil 

 and botanical demonstrator, C. P. Forsberg. In 1874 the Uni- 

 versity, not knowing its interestino history, presented it to the 

 Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm, whence, in 1883, it passed 

 to the Trocadero Museum, in Paris, in exchange for some Peruvian 

 curiosities. 



It now seems certain that Linne received the magic drum from 

 Pite Lappmark, as it agrees with the design of others from that 

 part, and differs from the form of those from Kimi and Torne 

 Lappmark ; it has certain figures used in the district of Asele. 

 AVe may ex])ect a detailed account of the drum in question from 

 Dr. Reuterskiiild, who is occupied in au exhaustive review of all 

 known specimens. 



The Treasurer referred to the interest of this exhibition, 

 specially witli regard to the local variations in the pattern of 

 the drums. 



The General Secretary also read a letter from Sir E. Ray 

 Lankesteii, K.C B., F.R.S., referring to certain developments on 

 the part of ' Tiie Field ' newspaper, as enlisting the help of 

 sportsmen and country gentlemen for natural history. 



Mr. John Hopkinsoti also contributed some remai'ks on the 

 illustrations shown in support of the letter. 



