The object of this Index is to supply an easy means of reference 

 to the past work of the Natural History Society of Glasgow. It is 

 anticipated that it will, in this respect, prove of especial service to 

 those who are interested in the Fauna and Flora of the district ; 

 and that its grouping into what are really distinct indices will not 

 fail to add to its usefulness. 



The Council think it right that the Society should know to 

 whom they are indebted for the whole of the work — not only for 

 the method of the arrangement, but for the labour entailed in 

 compilation. Mr. Richard M'Kay undertook this task, and he 

 has carried it out in the most thorough and painstaking manner. 

 He has spared neither time nor trouble on the work, and the 

 Council believe that the Society will fully appreciate its value. 



Glasgow, November, 1885. 



