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see the liglit fleecy clouds in the sky, it remains, suspended witli 

 outspread wing, motionless and at rest, till, roused by hunger, it 

 expels the rarefied air, and emptying its pouch descends to skim 

 along the waves, and catch the flying-fish with its hawk-like 

 bill." 



June 1th, 1866. 



The thirteenth meeting of the Society was held at Mr. Hayward's 

 house. 



The following objects were exhibited. 



A cultivated specimen of the Bupleurum Falcatum or Sickle-leaved Hare's 



Ear, only found on Norton Heath near Ongar in Essex. 

 A specimen of the Orange-mouthed Spider-shell (Pteroceras Aurantias). 



By the President. 

 Hand of a mummy . . . . . . By Hon. F. A. Russell. 



A curious crystal-backed watch, formerly the property of some king. 

 A magnificent piece of malachite . . . . By W. Jekyll. 



A collection of Fossils from Faluuian or Upper Miocene strata in France. 



By a. J. Evans. 

 A young Owl (living) . . . . . . By R. A. Willis. 



A collection of rare eggs . . . . . . By R. T. Davidson. 



The Society passed a vote of thanks to Dr. W. Bence Joy for 

 his present of a large collection of geological specimens: and to 

 the Rev. T. A. Preston, of Marlborough College, for his present of 

 a rain gauge. 



The following Paper was then read by J. H. MoxoN, on " Cor- 

 morants and Guillemots." 



CORMORANTS AND GUILLEMOTS. 



It would be impossible in the limited time which is before us to 

 treat of such an extensive class of birds as those which frequent 

 the British coast, and we must therefore be content to treat of 



