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and himself, shewn at last meeting, and mentioned that the 

 coleopteral remains consisted of the elytra (or wing-sheaths) of 

 the beetle Douacia comari, which still occurs in Lochar and 

 other mosses in the neighbourhood. The paper also dealt with the 

 geological relations of moss patches in the vicinage of Dumfries. 



An amusing paper was read from a member who desired to 

 withhold his name, and who raised a becoming protest, under the 

 Scripture " Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers 

 have set up" (Proverbs xxii. 28), against the removal of the last 

 stone of a megalithic circle which once stood on Greystone Mat. 

 At the desire of the meeting the Chairman undertook to see the 

 tenant of the place on the subject, and report. 



An interesting communication was read from Mr W. M'llwraith, 

 Brisbane (now of Rockhampton), entitled " First Impressions of 

 Queensland," and describing such members of the Flora and Fauna 

 as he had met with during the few months he had resided in the 

 colony, 



3rd December, 1880. 



Mr J. Gibson Starke, President, in the Chair. 

 Twenty-two present. 



New Members. — Messrs J. D. Fairley, Dair, Scott, Lawson, 

 and Barbour (ai'chitect). 



Donations. — By Mr Gracie, Kirkmichael House, collection of 

 gi'aphtolite fossils ; by Mr Rutherford of Jardington, a rare old 

 book on the Military Art, by Flavins Vegitius Renatus ; by Mr 

 Milne, cast of boss of groined arch from Melrose Abbey. 



Exhibits. — By Mr Shaw, Tynron, large stone celt recently 

 found by Mr Brown on his farm of Bennan ; by the Secretary, a 

 raven, shot the day before in the Stewartry, and a specimen of 

 the silver-striped hawk moth (Chcerocampa eelerio), procured at 

 Edenbank in October. 



The Chairman read an interesting paper, entitled " The Volun- 

 teers in Dumfriesshire at the close of the last century." 



The matter of printing the " Fauna and Flora " of the district 

 was remitted to the Committee on Transactions. 



Carniverous Plants. — Mr J. Wilson read a very interesting 

 paper on " Carnivorous Plants," illustrated by numerous dried 

 specimens and microscopical drawings. He said that although 



