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IV. Polarised Dark - ground Illuminalion.— Mr W. Penman, Assoc. 



M.Inst.C.E., 



V. An Ancient Lake-Deposit in Queen's Park {with Skclch-Plan). 



— Messrs J. A. Johnston and J. Lindsay, .... 



VL On an Ornitliological Visit to Warwickshire.— Mr A. Cuaig, juu., 



VIL Some Peculiar Occurrences in Natural History.— Mr E. Stewart, 



s.s.c, 



VOL Optical Phenomenon seen in Glenure.— Mr W. Coats, 

 IX. Note on Eucalyptus globulus.— Mr H. Fraser, .... 



X. stoats and Weasels.— Mr T. Si-eedy, 



XL List of Plants gathered in Switzerland.— Mrs Sprague, 

 XII. Fungus Folk-Lore.— Mr A. B. Steele, 



XIII. Remarks on the Genus Aulacodiscus Ehrb.— Mr J. Rattray, M. A., 



B.Sc, F.R.S.E., 



XIV. A New Form of Freezing and Embedding Microtome.— Mr A. 



Feazer, M.A., 



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SESSION 1888-89. 



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I. Notes on Natural History in India.— Dr Wm. Watson, President, 

 II. A Sporting Tour in Norway.— Mr T. Speedy, . 



III. Kintail and Glenelg, with Notices of the Brochs {ivilh 



Plates). — Mr A. Craig, jun., 



IV. On Dry -Rot. -Mr A. B. Steele 



V. The Genus Colletia.— Mr H. Eraser, 



VI. The Ichneumon or Mungoos.— Mr R. Stewart, S.S.C, 

 VII. A Few Notes on Bird Life, &c.— Mr A. B. Herbert, 

 VIII. In Memoriam : John Allan. — Mr J. Lindsay, . 



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SESSION 1889-90. 



I. An Account of Gurhwal, a District in the Himalayas. — Dr Wm, 



Watson, President, 



II. The Hoopoe in Westmoreland. — Bailie Walcot, 

 III. A Few Notes on a Journey from Bombay to Jeypore, Kajputana, 



— Mr Symington Grieve, 



Rats and the Balance of Nature. — Mr T. Speedy, 



The Garden-Spider {Epcira diadema) as an Architect. — Mr R. 



Stewart, S.S.C 



On the Echinoidea or Sca-Urchiiis. — Mr J. Lindsay, . 

 The Kaurie Pine {Dammara australls). — Mr H. Eraser, . 



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VIII. Stray Notes on the Birds of Anglesea. — Mr A. Craig, jun.. 



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