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share of members of this Section (W. B. Ffooks aud ]\I. J. Ward). Even- 

 ing meetings wUl be held during the winter, for the use of the 

 microscope. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Very little has as yet been done. The collection of Birds' Eggs in the 

 Museum has been carefully arranged and labelled, and a typical series of 

 zoological specimens has been commenced. 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



Some meetings have been held, and a large number of insects (prin- 

 cipally Lepidoptera) have been collected and bred by various members, 

 the Director assisting in the determination of species and habitat, when 

 necessary. As will be seen in another place, the Society's cabinet of 

 Lepidoptera has been placed in the Museum, and it is much used for 

 study and reference. Professor Westwood's valuable donation of Cole- 

 optera ought also to be mentioned, as one which will be of considerable 

 use to this Section. A silver medal for a fine collection of insects, made 

 during one term, was gained by J. Stone, the Secretary of the Society. 



GEOLOGY. 



The Geological Section has held a good many meetings ; has made 

 expeditions to Cheddar, Portishead, Aust, Bedminster, Providence Iron 

 Mine, and other places in the vicinity ; and has collected a considerable 

 number of specimens from the carboniferous limestone and lias. These 

 are being arranged in the Museum, as the nucleus of a local series. 



ARCHEOLOGY. 



The arrangement of the coins in the College Museum has been taken 

 in hand, and a considerable number have already been placed in the 

 drawers. Some architectural visits aud investigations have been 

 planned, but are as yet unattempted. Summer term had so many 

 counter attractions for Cliftonians that antiquarian zeal has languished 

 sadly during the long fine weather, but we hope to do something for our 

 reputation in the winter months. 



CHEMISTRY. 



This Section has been languid in the extreme. Several members, in 

 common with some from the Physical Section, made the spectrum their 

 special study during term, with a view to competing for the prize offered 

 to the two Sections. It was won by W. A. Smith, but the competition 



