There has also been purchased — 



Gardner's Flora of Forfarshire. Stevenson's Mycologia Scotica. 



9 volumes Microscopical Journal. 



3 volumes of the Monographs of Palaontogi-apliical Society for 1847, 18.^0, and 



1879. 

 25 volumes of the Bay Society's Monographs, including, amongst others — 



Allman's valuable Fresh Water Polyzoa and Tubulariau Hydroids. 



2 vols. Alder & Hancock's Nudibranchiate Mollusca. 



Huxley's Oceanic Hydrozoa ; and Dr M'Intosh's Britisli Annelids. 



Notice has also been given of the intention of the Society to sub- 

 scribe to the Eeports of the Challenger Expedition shortly to be issued, 

 and which may be expected to contain results of great value to all 

 Naturalists. 



Throughout the winter the following publications have been regularly 

 laid upon the Library Table for the use of the members : — 



Weekly, - Nature, The Athenwum, The Field, and the English Mechanic. 

 Monthly, - Science Gossip, The Geological Magazine, The Journal of 



Botany, The Nineteenth Century. 

 Quarterly, - The Scottish Naturalist. 



It may be well to mention here, in regard to the gradually increasing 

 and already valuable library of the Society, that it is proposed shortly 

 to issue a full catalogue of all the volumes, and to classify them under 

 two heads : — 



(1) Works of reference, such as Sowerby's Botany, which must on no account be 



removed from the Museum. 



(2) Works, such as theEay and Pala?ontographical Society's Monographs, and the 



British Museum Natural History Catalogues, which may be obtained for 

 XJrivate study by members on application to the Secretary, who is respon- 

 sible to the Council for the safe custody of these important works. 



In the Museum Department many additions have been made to our 

 collection of birds of the Tay Valley and local marine fauna. Your 

 Council have also been fortunate in purchasing the extremely fine 

 collection of moths and butterflies which has been exhibited for some 

 time in our Museum. 



Last year your Treasurer reported having received subscriptions from 



278 ordinary members and 

 144 associates, which, added to 

 ] honorary and corresponding members, gave a total of 



432 members of all classes. 



