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 Synonyaiiio List of ]irit:sh Butter- 

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 Delineated, Consisting of figuies of ail 

 the genera of British Beetles, drawn in 

 ou^tline, by W. Spray, M.E.S. London 

 1840. An Introduction to the Modem 

 Cl'assification of Insects; founided on the 

 natural hiabits and corj esponding oa-gaaii- 

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 Westwood, r.L.S. Vols. 1 and 2. Plates. 

 London 1839-10. The Butterflies of Great 

 Britain, with their transformations, 

 delineated and described, by J. O. West- 

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 1835. Essay on the Indigenous Fo^sorial 

 Hymenoptera; comprising a, description 

 of all the British species of burrowing 

 sand Ava.-ps contained in the Metropoli- 

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 they have been oibserved, by W. E. Shuc- 

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Cone ho log 3^. — The Lininean System of 

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Infusoria.— A History of Infusoria, in- 

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 Pritchard, M.E.I. Illustrated by 40 

 plates. Londion 1861. A Synopsis of the 

 British Diatomacese ; with rem'arks on 

 their struct'uie, functions and distiibu- 

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 preserving specimens, by Rev. Wm. 

 Smith. r.L.S. Plates by Tuff en West. 

 London 1853-56. Vols. 1 and 2. 



Reptiles. — A History of British Hep- 

 tiles, by Thos. Bell. F.R.S., etc. Plates. 

 Lond/om 1839. 



Echinoderniata.— A History of British 

 Starfishes, and other animals of the class 

 Echinodermata, by E. Forbes, M.W.S. 

 Plates. London 1841. lacobi Theodio:i 

 Klein Naturalis ilispositio Echinoder- 

 miaturn accesserunt Lucubiatiuncula de 

 aculeiis Echinorum Ma.rinoii'um et Spici- 

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 tionibus novisque inventis et synonymis 

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Natural History Works.— The Natural 

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London 1845. The (Jcean World, by Louis 

 Figuier. Plates. London 1868. The 

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Sponges. — A Hi'story of British Spojiges 

 aaid Lithophytes, by Geo. .lohnstoue, 

 M.D., Coloured Plates. Ediirbuigh 1842. 



Geology. — Journal of Rcseaa-ches into 

 the Geology and Natural History of the 

 various countries visited by H.M.S. 

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 Observations of the Volcanic Islands 

 visii^^d during the vovage of H.M.S. 

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Genera.! Zoologv. — Introduction to Zo- 

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Vote of Thanks. 



It was u'nanimously agreed that a spe- 

 cial vote of thanks be accorded to Mrs. 

 C. H. Giant, for the valuable don.ation 

 of the above works to the society's library. 



Re-E lection of Vice-Presiidents. 



The Hon. N. J. Brown, Colonel W. V. 

 Legge and Messrs. R. M. Johnston, and 

 L. Eodwaj^ the retiring vice-presidents, 

 were re-elected. 



Revision of Rules. 



The following members of the Council 

 were appointed a sub-committee: — 

 Messrs. Thos. Stephens, Bernard Shaw, 

 Russell Young, and A. G. Webster, lo re- 

 vise the rules. 



The New President. 



The Chairman said it ^vould be very 

 gratifying to know that His Excellency 

 sir Arthur Havelock, a^ president of the 

 Royal Society, intendied to take interest in 



