VOL. I. 



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TRANSACTIONS 



PART V. 



ists Jfitllr €M 



SESSION 1885-86 



CONTENTS. 



PACK 



I. Opening Address.— Mr S. Grieve, President, 269 



II. The Organic Causes of the Coloration of Water, &c.— Mr J. 



Eattray, M.A., B.Sc, . 273 



III. The Red Deer {Cervus c!aphiis).--1lii S. Grieve, President, . . 278 



IV. On the Structure and Pollination of the Flowers of Sarracenia.— 



J. M. Macfarlane, D.Sc, F.R.S.E 286 



V. The Rarer Birds of Stobo.— Mr J. Thomson (Communicated), . . 288 

 VI. The Fungus Foray in Roslin Glen.— Mr A. B. Steele, ... 294 

 VII. Discovery of the Water-Spider (Argyroneta aqiiatica) near Balemo. 



—Mr A. B. Herbert, 297 



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



1885, with Localities.— The Secretary 298 



IX. On the Objects and Methods of Meteorology.— Mr Alex. Frazer, 



M.A 299 



X. Veronicas in the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh.- Mr M. King, . 300 

 XI. The Ring and Water Ousels : their Homes and Habits.— Mr A. 



Craig, jun., 304 



XII. Notes on Marine Excursions— 



I. Granton.— Mr J. Lindsay 312 



II. Joppa.— Mr J. Allan, 316 



XIII. Natural Endo-skeleton and Exo-skeleton of American Bull-frog 



[Ceratophrys cormita).—'NlT D. Knight 317 



XIV. Abnormal Growths on Root of Taxodium distichum. — Mr H. 



Fraser 318 



Meetings of Microscopic Section 319 



On the Progress of Microscopical Research. — ^Tlie President. 



Notes on Microscope Objectives.— Mr W. Forgan. 



The Tongue of the Blow-fly in relation to its Food.— Mr J. D. Murray. 



On an Improved Form of Centering Nosepiece, for use with Brooke's 



Double Nosepiece for Microscope. Mr A. Frazer, M.A. 

 On a Simple Form of Self-centering Turntable for Ringing Microscopic 



Specimens. Mr A. Frazer, M.A. 

 On an Improved Sliding Nosepiece and Adapter for the Microscope. 



Mr J. M. Turnbull. 



Annual Business Meeting 337 



Index, . . 339 



List of Members, 1885-86, . . • xvii 



Ptintei for t]^e Club 



BY 



WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS 



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