8 PROCEEDIIfGS OF THE 



Mr. J. E. Harting exhibited several instantaneous photo- 

 graphs (taken by Mr. "W. H. St. Quintin in Yorkshire) of a 

 living Great Bustard {Otis tarda), and gave a brief account of 

 the recent visitation of several of these birds to England. Between 

 December 9th and Eebruary 5th no less than seven had been 

 shot in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Sussex, Hants, Wilts, and Car- 

 marthenshire. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "A Morphological and Systematic Account of the Euca- 

 ceous Genus Tarhinaria.^'' By Miss E. Barton. (Communicated 

 by Dr. Dukinfield H. Scott, F.L.S.) 



2. " On a new Species of Caulerpa, with observations on the 

 position of the Genus." By Geo. E. M. Murray, E.L.S. 



3. " On the Genus Lerneonema, a Parasitic Crustacean." By 

 Dr. John Lowe, F.L.S. 



March 19th, 1891. 



Prof. Charles Stewart, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



John Hagger, Esq., the Eev. William Eoss, and William 

 Dickerson Wickes, Esq., were elected Eellows. 



The President announced that the sense of the Meeting would 

 be taken by ballot on the proposed alteration of certain Bye- 

 Laws, of which due notice had been given as prescribed by the 

 Charter of the Society, these alterations having been also read 

 at the two preceding Meetings of the Society ; and after ex- 

 plaining their nature and object, he invited those present to 

 expjpess their opinion. A discussion followed in which twenty- 

 twp of the Eellows took part; and on the votes being counted, 

 it'^as found that the alterations proposed in respect to Sections 4 

 and 5 of Chapter I. of the Bye-Laws were not confirmed. Those 

 relating to Sections 3 and 5 of Chapter VIII. were confirmed as 

 follows : — 



Chap. VIII. Sect. 3. That " half-past three " and " four " be 

 substituted for " four " and " halt-past four," as the time 

 lor closing the ballots for Council and OflBcers respectively. 



Chap. VIII. Sect. 5. To be rescinded, and the following sub- 

 stituted : — 



Sect. o. Each Eellow voting shall place his balloting 

 li st or lists in the respective glasses. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Eesearches on Earthworms of the Genus Lumhricus." By 

 Eev. Hilderic Friend, F.L.S. 



2. " Hemiptera and Heteroptera of Ceylon." By W. Forsell 

 Kirby, F.L.S. 



