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glad to hear that the Liparis is also abundant in at least two 

 stations in Norfolk, in one I saw it literally by hundreds in 

 the space of this room, and in Suffolk Dr. Hinds has seen it 

 in three Fens. 



Mr. Bennett exhibited specimens of the following plants : — 

 Lathyrus pabistris, Senecio paludosus, Cladium Mariscus, Senecio 

 palmtris, Sonchus pulmtris, Teucrium Scordium, Sclmnus nirfH- 

 canx, Peucedanum pnlustre (the food of the Swallowtail larva), 

 Lipaiis Loeselii, Utricularia vulgaris S minor, Viola stagnina, 

 Nitella tenuissima, Selinum carvifolium (doubtfully indigenous). 



Evening Meeting. — April 8th, 1892. 



Part No. 2 of ' Natural Science,' and the April number of 

 the ' Rochester Naturalist,' were presented. 



Mr. W. Gilford, on behalf of Mr. Cowen of the Philanthropic 

 Farm School, presented some bones from the Wiggy sand- 

 pit, including the teeth of an Elephant. Dr. Bossey stated 

 that they probably belonged to the drift overlying the Folke- 

 stone Beds. 



Mr. B. B. Gough exhibited a living specimen of Gordeus 

 aqiiaticus found in Mrs. Ashby's pond at Eedhill. 



Mr. A. Dowsett, of Eeading, gave a ' Bird Demonstration.' 

 He described the various races of Owl, illustrating his 

 remarks with a fine series of skins. He said that the whole 

 of the Owls might be divided into two sections. 



I. The White Owls, or Strigidm, in which the furculum is 

 united with the keel of the sternum. 



II. All the other Owls ; all of which have the furculum 

 free. 



Owls have very small bodies, and soft, lax plumage. A 

 bird called the Guachero links the Owls to the Nightjars. 



Count Salvadore places the Owls next to the Parrots, 

 though they have few points in common, except that both 

 breed in holes, and lay white eggs, and feed theniselves with 



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