XXVi. Proceedings. 
Ordinary Meeting, April 16th, 1879. 
Joun Fiower, M.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following gentlemen were balloted for, and duly elected 
honorary members of the Club:—Mr. John Evans, D.C.L., 
F.R.S., Professor W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., Professor 
Joseph Prestwich, M.A., F.R.S., and Professor George 
Rolleston, D.M., F.R.S. 
Mr. H. S. Eaton, Mr. E. Wormald, and Mr. T. J. Duke 
‘were balloted for and elected. 
Referring to the proposed alterations in the rules of the 
Club, the PresIpDENT again read and explained the alterations 
recommended by the committee, and, in pursuance of the 
notice given at the last meeting, he moved that the rules, as 
altered by the committee, be adopted as the rules of the Club. 
' This having been seconded, was carried unanimously. 
A programme of the excursions which had been arranged by 
the Quekett Microscopical Club was laid upon the table, and 
the PRESIDENT announced that one of these, to Caterham and 
Godstone, would take place on Saturday, May 17th. 
A letter was read from the hon. secretary of the Quekett 
Club, thanking the members of this Club for their assistance at 
the soiree at University College, Gower-street, on March 
14th. 
A letter was read from Mr. F. J. Horniman, of Surrey 
House, Forest Hill, by which the members of the Club were 
invited to visit his house and examine his various Natural 
History collections, and the PREsIDENT requested all the 
members who were desirous of accepting this invitation to 
send in their names to the hon. secretary, in order that the 
necessary arrangements for their visit might be made with Mr. 
Horniman. 
The PresipenT further announced that Mr. Horniman had 
also, very kindly, forwarded about 40 boxes of wings of 
butterflies, for distribution amongst the members of the Club ;, 
and he requested all those who would like to have some of these 
to send in their names to the hon. secretary. 
The President exhibited three skins of the water rat 
(Arvicola amphibia), and referring to the discussion which took 
place at the last meeting, pointed out the characteristics which 
distinguished the water rat from the common brown rat (Mus 
decumanus). 
He also exhibited a white dove, one of a wild pair which were 
shot by the gamekeeper of Edward Wormald, Esq., at New- 
digate, Surrey, in the summer of 1877. From the plumage, it 
