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Donations acknowledged : — A number of Coins, principally 

 foreign, by A. Douglas ; Eggs of Barn-owl, Redbacked Shrike, 

 Little Grebe, Parrot, ChifFchafF, House Martin, Swift, Kingfisher, 

 Greenfinch, Lesser Whitethroat, and Lark, by H. Wills ; Lead 

 and Copper Ores, by H. G. Eichardson ; Polished Marble, by R. 

 Donovan ; Polished Corals, by J. Gibbons ; Rulers made from 

 the sub-fossil trunks of the yew and oak, found fifty feet below 

 the alluvial soil, Cardiff, by A. Cruttwell, Esq., Corresponding 

 Member; Skins of Phalaropus lobatus, Tringa siibaquatica, 

 Si7'epsilas mterpres, Tringa cametus, Hcematopus ostrilegus, 

 Tringa variabilis, by M. Rickards, Esq., F.L.S. ; Gold in quartz 

 from Au.stralia, by J. E. Jose, O.C. ; Rev. J. Greene exhibited 

 Notodonta dicfaoides (Scotch form), and two Male Specimens of 

 the rare Cerura hicuspis, which he had much pleasure in pre- 

 senting to the Museum ; three pieces of French Paper Money, 

 (1793), by Rev. F. Armitage. 



S. J. Douglas then read a paper on ' Automata,' on which 

 Messrs Greene, Gibbons, J. Stone, H. Stone, and Ward spoke. 



MEETING, Makch 8, 1872. 



The fourth meeting for the term was held on Friday, March 

 8, — the President in the chair. Fifty-three members and vistors 

 present. 



Donations acknowledged : — A Heron, by C. F. M'Niven, Esq., 

 O.C. ; Provincial Tokens of the last century, from Bath, Salisbury, 

 and Devizes, by J. Chitty ; Indian Elephant Molar Tooth, by G. 

 Grant ; African Elephant Molar Tooth, by R. Donovan ; a Blind 

 Worm (Anguis fragilis) in spirits, by C. Onslow, 



The President announced that the Committee had elected Rev. 

 J. Heyworth an Honorary Member. 



The favourable criticism on Part ii. of the Transanctions in 

 Nature for March 7 was then read by the President; also a 

 letter from Professor Sedgwick, which, on the proposal of Rev. J. 

 Greene, seconded by J. Allen, was ordered to be entered on the 

 minutes. 



In this letter Professor Sedgwick expresses a hope that he may 

 be able to make himself acquainted with the proceedings of the 



