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Waxwing {Ampelis garrulus, Linnaeus), recently procured in 

 Ayrshire. 



Prof. Malcolm Laune, B.A., D.Sc, Vice-President, delivered a 

 lecture on " Scorpions, past and present." 



19th February, 1904. 



Mr. John Paterson, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Mr Robert Service read a paper on "The Sylviid^B of Solway" 

 (p. 137), which was followed by an animated discussion 



On behalf of the Rev. G. A. Frank Knight, M.A , F R S E 

 Hon. Editor of Transactions, Mr. John Eenwick laid on the table 

 a copy of Part III. of Vol. VI. (New Series) of the Transactions 

 ot the Society. 



29th March, 1904. 

 Mr. John Paterson, Vice-President, in the chair 

 Mr Robert Dunlop exhibited a variety of objects, chiefly 

 insects from New Zealand. ^ 



Mr R. S. Wishart, M.A., exhibited many plants from the 

 isJana or Jersey. 



Professor George Bell Todd, M.B., CM, read some notes on 

 Ankylostomiasis, or Miner's Worm Disease, and showed a series 

 of lantern slides to illustrate his remarks. The disease is caused 

 by a small round worm {Ankylostoma duodenale), which infests 

 the small intestine and bores its way into the mucous membrane 

 ihe parasite gains access to the alimentary canal in drinkin^ 

 water and there attains maturity in from five to six week^ 

 The disease has been spreading greatly on the Continent of 

 Euix)pe, especially in Germany, Belgium, and latterly in France 

 while an outbreak which has occurred in this country at the' 

 Dolcoath Mine m Cornwall, has been the subject of an investi- 

 gation by the Home Oflice, who have issued a report 



Mr. John Paterson exhibited, for Mr. M'CulIoch, taxidermist, 

 a rough, egged Buzzard {Buteo lagopus (Gmelin) ) from Port of 

 Monteith a hen Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus, Linnaeus) from 

 Campbeltown assuming male plumage, and a Polecat (.)L^«^« 



ZoZ\^'^ ""'''''''' ^" '■''^'''''y ----^d by Mr. 



m Uulloch for preservation. 



