xiv peoceedings of the 



Repoht op the Council for 1881. 



The Council of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and 

 Pield Club, in presenting the seventh Annual Report, has again 

 the pleasure of stating that the Society maintains its hitherto 

 prosperous and vigorous condition, the work done by the members 

 at least equalling in value that of any previous year. 



During the year twenty-two ordinary members have been elected, 

 and one honorary member ; five members have compounded for 

 their annual subscription ; thirteen members have resigned ; five 

 have been excluded from the Society for non-payment of subsciiption 

 for three years ; and the Council regrets to have to record the loss 

 of four members by death — Mr. W. T. Eley, Mrs. Gwyn Jeffreys, 

 Mr. Jonathan King, and Mr. Reginald A. Pryor, B.A., F.L.S. 



The census of the Society at the end of the years 1880 and 1881 

 ■was as follows : — 



1880. 1881. 



Honorary Members 14 15 



Life Members 31 36 



Animal Subscribers 225 220 



270 271 



Five parts of the Society's ' Transactions ' have been published 

 during the year, being a greater number than in any previous year. 

 This has added considerably to the year's expenditure, but has 

 enabled your Editor to overtake the arrears which had accumulated, 

 and the present volume, containing the proceediugs of the last two 

 sessions, will shortly be completed. 



The following are the principal papers and lectures which have 

 been read or delivered during the year 1881 : — 



Jan. 25, at Hertford. — Note on tbe Scbwendenerian Tbeory of Licbens ; 

 by R. B. Croft, R.N., F.L.S. , Hon. Sec. 



On a Species of Chcetospira found near Hoddesdon ; by F. W. 



Phillips. 

 Feb. 15, at "Watford. — Anniversary Address ; by tbe President, J. Gwyn 



Jeffreys, LL.D., F.B..S., etc. 

 ■ 22, at Ware. — The Life-bistory of a Monad ; by Isaac Robinson. 



On the Occurrence of Red Snow in Hertfordshire ; by R. B. 



Croft, R.N., F.L.S. 

 March 15, at Watford. — The Formation and Arrangement of Provincial 

 Museums; by John Hopkinson, F.L.S., F.G.S., Hon. Sec. 



On Local Museums ; by H. George Fordhani, F.G.S. 



22, at Hertford. — The Frost of January, 1881, as experienced in 



Hertfordshire ; by the Rev. C. W. Harvey, M.A., F.M.S. 



Meteorological Observations taken at Tbrocking, Herts, during 



the year 1880 ; by the Rev. C. W. Harvey. 



Report on the Rainfall in Hertfordshire in 1880 ; by tbe Rev. C. 



W. Harvey. 

 April 12, at Hoddesdon.— Notes on Aphides ; by F. M. Campbell, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., F.R.M.S. 



19, at Watford. — Meteorological Observations taken at Wansford 



House, Watford, during the year 1880 ; by John Hopkinson, 

 F.L.S., F.M.S. 



Report on Phenological Observations in Hertfordshire in 1880; 



by John Hopkinson. 



