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Dr. J. F, Gemmill drew the attention of the meeting to the 

 fact that their President had been unanimously appointed 

 President of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and 

 Ireland for the meeting to be held in Glasgow in 1901, and 

 suggested that the Society should convey to him their con- 

 gratulations. This was heartily agreed to. Dr. Gemmill then 

 read his report as the Society's delegate to the British Association 

 Meeting in Bradford. The following work was recommended to 

 be undertaken by local societies. Section C (Geology) — Photo- 

 graphs of erratic blocks and boulders ; Section D (Zoology) 

 — (a) Migration of birds, (b) Number of days in which birds 

 hatch out, (c) Records of the captures of injured specimens of 

 insects, chiefly Lepidoptera, showing attacks by birds or 

 lizards ; Section H (Anthropology) — Photographs of prehistoric 

 monuments, weapons, pottery, ic. 



Mr. James Whitton read a report of an excursion to ToUcross 

 Park (referred to in Part II., page 163). A very interesting 

 collection of trees and shrubs is there being accumulated for 

 experimental purposes. Much satisfaction was expressed that a 

 property so naturally interesting had fallen into the hands of the 

 Corporation, and the hope will be echoed that the natural 

 features will be retained and extended. 



Mr. Thos. Wilson, Ayr, exhibited the Larva and Pupa of 

 Acherontia atropos, L., the Death's Head Moth, from Lendalfoot, 

 Ayrshire, which are seldom met with. Mr. Wilson showed also 

 the Imago of Sphinx convohuli, L., the Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 

 from Ayr, and in addition, a very fine specimen of Pectolite 

 from Lendalfoot. 



Dr. Jas. F. Gemmill showed a set of lantern slides from 

 photographs and micro-photographs, illustrating the anatomy and 

 external appearances of some young one-eyed trout, in which the 

 very rare and interesting phenomenon known as Cyclopia was 

 present. 



27th November, 1900. 



Mr. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 

 Mr. John Renwick reported on the Society's excursion to 

 Buchanan Castle, on 24th September (see page 254). 



