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I. The Illustration of Birds' Nests by Photography.— Mr H. Raeburn, 301 



II. Microscopic Life.— Miss Sprague 304 



III. Microscopy and some of its Uses.— Mr W. Blacklock, . . . 312 



IV. Corals and Coral - Islands, with Special Reference to the New 



Hebrides Group. — Rev. J. H. Lawrie 320 



V. Additional Notes on the Great Auk or Garefowl (Alca impennis 



Linn.)— Mr Symington Grieve 327 



VI. Castings of Owls.— Mr A. B. Herbert 341 



VII. Wasps : Their Life-History and Habits.— Mr A. Murray, . 342 



VIII. Daubenton's Bat.— Mr C. Campbell, 362 



IX. On the Diatomacese.— Mr J. Russell 354 



X. The Upper Elf Loch, Braids (Second Paper).— Messrs T. Scott, F.L.S., 



and J. Lindsay (with Plate), 369 



XI. A Pet Cuckoo.— Mr C. Campbell, 388 



XII. Notes on a few rare Mosses.— Mr A. Murray 387 



Conversazione, and Microscopic and Natural History Exhibition 



(with Programme and Plan of //«#).— Mr W. Williamson, . . 389 

 Plants which dissipate Energy (Report from the Microscopical 



Section).— Mr W. C. Crawford, M.A., F.R.S.E., .... 392 



Exhibits in Natural History 396 



Annual Business Meeting, 397 



Index to Volume 399 



List of Members, 1897-98 xxi 



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