viii Proceedings. {December 12th, igii. 



The President referred to the death of Sir Joseph Dalton 

 Hooker, O.M., G.C.S.I., F.R.S., on Sunday last, December loth, 

 and drew attention to the loss science had thereby sustained. 

 Sir Joseph D. Hooker had been an Honorary Member of the 

 Society since April, 1892. 



Mr. T. G. B. OsBORN exhibited specimens of Bulgaria 

 polymorpha, Oeder, found in the neighbourhood of Altrincham ; 

 and also showed a series of photographs of the fungus Copriutis 

 comafiis, illustrating the mode of the shedding of spores, and 

 pointing out that the gradual disappearance of the pileus is 

 simply to allow the spores to fall freely to the ground. 



Mr. T. A. Coward conuiiunicated a paper entitled : — "The 

 Duration of Life of the Common and Lesser Shrew, 

 with some notes on their Habits," by Mr. Lionel E. 

 Adams, B.A. 



"A Note on the Little Owl, Carine noctua (Scopoli), 



and its Food," by Mr. T. A. Coward, F.Z.S., was read by 

 the author. 



These two papers are printed in full in the Afemoirs. 



