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results to the efforts of a zealous collector. Those of onr 

 members living in the country are earnestly solicited to 

 preserve and foi^ward to our Curators any specimens that 

 may fall in their way. Lepidoptera may be captured in 

 pill-boxes, and killed by means of a few drops of Chlorofonn. 

 Coleoptera and other orders should be put into a bottle in 

 which has been previously placed a small quantity of 

 bruised laurel leaves, the prussic acid contained in the 

 leaves not only very quickly killing the Insects, but also 

 preserving them fresh, and in a state for setting for a 

 considerable length of time. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 



It has been observed with great truth " that you cannot 

 vie with the larger Museums in a general collection, but 

 you may excel them if you confine yourself to a purely 

 local collection." Fully agreeing with this opinion, the 

 Hon. Curators, while enlarging the collection of British 

 Birds, purpose to do so as much as possible, by means of 

 specimens obtained in "Warwickshire or the contiguous 

 Counties. They offer these remarks in the hope that the 

 friends of the Institution will assist them in carrying out 

 their views, by donation of some of the species still required 

 to make the collection complete. 



LIBRARY. 



A Catalogue of Books in the Library has been made, and 

 the Council will be glad to receive presents of any works of 

 Local interest, for the Library. 



