18 Field Meetings. 



" Obsei-vations on the Salmon Disease." (See Transactions.) 

 The paper in part recapitulated in substance some remarks on the 

 same subject made by Mr Rutherford at last meeting, and also 

 stated the result of subsequent observations. Considerable discus- 

 sion followed, most of the speakers agreeing with Mr Rutherford's 

 conclusions. 



Mr J. W. Kerr read a paper, communicated by Dr Gilchrist, 

 on " The Application of the Observant Powers." The subject 

 was treated in a very interesting manner. 



Mr Lennon sent a paper, entitled " Notes on Rare Beetle.s " — 

 second notice (see Transactions) — which was read by the Secreta)-y. 



Votes of thanks were passed to the authors of the papers, and 

 thereaftbr the meeting separated, thus concluding the business of 

 the Winter Session. 



FIELD MEETINGS OF 1879. 



The First Field Meeting was held at Kirkmichael on May 4th, 

 and there was a large attendance of Members. Various antiquarian 

 remains were visited, and Capt. Lyon kindly entertained the party 

 in the mansion house at the close of the meeting. No detailed 

 report of the meeting was handed in. 



The Second Meeting was held on June 6th, when, on the kind 

 invitation of Mrs Murray Dunlop, the Society visited the estate 

 of Corsock. There was a large muster of Members, and the 

 weather in the morning was favourable, but at intervals during 

 the day it was very wet and stormy, so that all were more or less 

 drenched before reaching their homes in the evening. Field 

 naturalists as a rule are indifferent to weather, and generally 

 believe the saying that " Nature's fi-owns are beautiful," faith in 

 which kept them happy under the depressing influence of the cold 

 and rain of Saturday. The party met at Dumfries Station, and 

 proceeded by the 8-32 a.m. train to Parton Station, being joined 

 at Castle-Douglas by some of the Members from that district. 

 Arrived at Parton Station, a small section of the party, against 

 the advice of their more experienced brethren and the plain 

 teaching of the Ordnance Map, determined on going by the road 



