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afternoon, 34 species of Birds were noted by Mr. William Eennie. 

 These included the Song Thrush, Blackbird. Redbreast, "White- 

 throat, Garden Warbler, Willow Wren, Wood Wren, Sedge 

 Warbler, Hedge Sparrow, Long-tailed Titmouse, Great Titmouse, 

 Blue Titmouse, AVren, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Meadow 

 Pipit, Swallow, House Martin. Sand Martin, Greenfinch, House 

 Sparrow, Chaffinch, Yellow Bunting, Starling, ■ Rook, Skylark, 

 Cuckoo, Ring-dove, Corn-crake, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 

 Redshank, Curlew, and Black-headed Gull. 



Specimens of Cheiridium muaeorum (Leach), a ''False-scorpion" 

 new to the Clyde Area, were obtained at Tofts Meal Mill, Dairy, 

 by Mr. Robert Godfrey, who also devoted some attention to the 

 MoUusca occurring in Hyndog Glen. The species observed by 

 him numbered 19. and included Arion ater (L.), A. hortensis, 

 Fer., A. minimus, Sim., A. circumscriptus, Johnst., Limax 

 marciinalus (Miill.), Agriolimax agrestis (L.), Vitrina pellucida, 

 Miill., llyalinia alliaria (Mill.), //. nitidida (Drap.), //. crystallina 

 (Miill.), Helix rotundata, Miill., //. nemoralis, L., 11. arbustorum, 

 L., U. hispida, L., //. caperata, Mont., Pupa cijlindracea (Da 

 Costa), Balea perversa (L.), Clausilia perversa (Pult.), and 

 Ancylus Jluviatilis, Miill. 



On the way to and from the glen several interesting plants 

 were noted. These included a white-iiowered form of Geranium 

 Eobertianum, L., observed at Broadlie ; Miniuius luteus, L., at 

 Rye field ; Scirpus sylvaticus, L., at the Public Park; and Bromus 

 sterilis, L., in the neighbourhood of Dairy railway station. In 

 Hyndog Glen were found Cardamine amara, L., Chrysospleniuvn 

 alter nifolium, L., Saxifraga hypnoides, L., Geranium sylvaticum, 

 L., Lasfrea Oreopteris, Presl. ; Aspidium aculeatum, Sw., var. 

 lobatum, Presl. ; Cystopteris fragilis, Bernh., Aspletiium Tri- 

 choinanes, L., »tc. Some very thick stems of Ivy [lledera Uelix, 

 L.) were seen, one of which measured two feet in girth. 



FiNLAYSTON, 10th August, 1907. — Mr. Thomas Anderson, 

 conductor. This excursion was attended by eleven members, who 

 proceeded from Langbank railway station to the eastern gate of 

 Finlayston policies, where they were met by one of the gardeners. 

 Some very fine trees were pointed out, measurements of which 

 were noted by Messrs. John Renwick and Richard M'Kay. 



