XXXvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



WINTER SESSION, 1889-90. 



24th September, 1889. 



Professor Thomas King, Vice-President, in the Chair, 



Mr. "W. A. Dobie, 11 Bothwell Street, was elected an Ordinary- 

 Member. 



Mr. Henry M'Culloch exhibited a Scotch specimen of the 

 Spotted Crake, Porzana niaruetta, Leach ; also an albino ex- 

 ample of the Common Gull, Larus canus, L., from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Oban. 



Mr. James J. F. X. King exhibited specimens of ^schna 

 borealis, Zett., and stated that since 1865, when three specimens 

 had been taken at Rannoch, the species did not appear to have 

 been noticed in this country. When recently visiting the 

 Rannoch district, ho'tvever, Messrs. King and Morton were 

 successful in obtaining five specimens, and several others were 

 seen by them. He also showed specimens of Stenophylax 

 infutnatus, M'L., from the Rannoch district, and drew attention 

 to the dark colour of these insects as compared with other 

 examples obtained at Lanark and elsewhere. 



Mr. King also exhibited specimens of Mesophylax impunctatus, 

 M'L., var. zetlandicus, M'L., from Unst, Shetland, and remarked 

 that while only two examples had previously occurred in this 

 country, he had been successful in obtaining over a dozen this 

 season when in Shetland. 



Mr. R. S. Wishart, M.A., showed specimens of the foUowing^ 

 plants from the localities indicated, viz. : 



Astragahis Hypoglottis, L.— Dunnottar Bay. 



A. glycyphyllos, L. — Dunnottar Bay. 



Agnmonia Eiipatoria, L. — Stonehaven. 



Ligusticum scotlcum, L.— Garron Point, Stonehaven. 



Eupatorium cannabinum, L. — Dunnottar Castle. 



Senecio sylvaticus, L.— Stonehaven. 



Carlina vulgaris, L.— Muchalls. 



C. acaulis, DC. — Grindelwald, Switzerland. 



Campanula glovierata, L. — Stonehaven. 



C. rapuiiculoides, L.— Stonehaven. 



Lyciuin barhatum, L. — Elliot Water, Forfarshire. 



Kceleria cristata, Pers. — Stonehaven Moors. 



The Chairman (Professor King) made some remarks on the 

 Conference of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland recently 



