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of the genus Microtus ; Proceedings of the Canadian Institute 

 II., 3 ; Proceedings of the Academy of Natui-al Sciences of 

 Philadelphia, Pt. III., 1899. U.S. Department of Agriculture- 

 Food of Bobolinks, Blackbirds, and Grackles, by F. E. Beal ; 

 North American Fauna, No. 18 ; Revision of Pocket Mice of the 

 genus Ferognathus, by Wilfrid H. Osgood. Proceedings of the 

 Natural Science Association of Staten Island, Vol. vii., 1.5, 16, 17, 

 18; Transactions of Glasgow Natural IIistor3' and Antiquarian 

 Society ; Publications of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, 6, 7 ; 

 Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, Vol. 

 vii., 1897-99 ; Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science, 

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 Memoirs, X., 1, 2, 3, 4. 



The Rev. Mr Audson, Librarian, reported that Dr Chinnock 

 had presentc:! to the Society a portrait of the late Joseph Thom- 

 son, the African traveller, which was accepted with thanks. 



Mr James Barbour presented to the society his " Excava- 

 tions of the Camps and Earthworks of Birrenswark,'' for which 

 he was thanked. 



Secretary's Report. 



The Secretary (Dr J. Maxwell Ross) then read his annual 

 report as follows : — 



During the session there had been four deaths and nine resig- 

 nations among members. Nine new names had been added to the 

 roll, which now contained 15 honorary, 14 life, and 184 ordinary 

 members. The number of ordinary members had been reduced 

 by the death of Dr Macdonald, the distinguished authority ou 

 Roman Remains in Scotland. Dr Macdonald was a well-known 

 classical scholar, a great educationalist, and a painstaking archae- 

 ologist. Some of their members were his pupils at Ayr, others 

 assisted him in Kelvingrove, and they had as a society benefited 

 by his work at Birrens and elsewhere. Six monthly and two field 

 meetings were held during the year. At the former ten papers 

 were submitted and several exhibits shown. The field meetings 

 were to Balmaghie and Glenlochar to view the supposed site of an 

 ancient Abbey, and to tlie Lochrutton waterworks and crannog. 



