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VOL. I. 



PART IV. 



TRANSACTIONS 



Of biitbiirglj 3|aturalis!s' fuk . Cklj 



SESSION 1884-85 



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CONTENTS. 



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I. Field-Naturalists.— Mr A. B. Herbert, President 189 



II. Note on the Distribution of Honey-Glands in Pitchered Insectiv- 

 orous Plants.— Mr J. Lindsay 200 



III. Note on the Appearance of the Saury Pike in the Forth. — Mr 



A. B. Herbert, President, 202 



IV. The Commoner Buntings {J'}iuberizida').—'M.T A. Craig, jun., . . 202 

 V. The Hymenomycetes.— Mr A. B. Steele, 211 



VI. On Yews, with special reference to the Fortingall Yew.— Mr J. 



Lindsay, 218 



VII. Who were the early Inhabitants of the Shell -mound named 



Caisteal-nan-Gillean, on Oronsay?— Mr S. Grieve, . . . 227 



VIII. Sketch of the Geology of the Pentlands.— Mr J. Henderson, . 234 



IX. Diatoms.— Mr J. Rattray, M.A., B.Sc 238 



X. Note on the Genus Lamium.— Mr M. King, 250 



XI. List of the Less Common Plants gathered at the Excursions during 



1884, with Localities.— The Secretary 254 



XII. Note on the Squirrel (Sciurus europaus).—'!!llT J. Thomson {Com- 

 municated), 257 



Meetings of Microscopic Section, 260 



Improved Forms of Ether and Imbedding Microtomes. — Mr Alex. 



Frazer, M.A. (with lUustmlions). 

 Photo-Micrography.— Mr Wm. Forgan. 



Annual Business Meeting ■ . 265 



List of Members, 1884-85, xiii 



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^rintetj for tl)e Club 



BY 



WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS 



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