xcii. Proceedings. 



REPORT. 



Your Committee have the pleasure of submitting their twelfth 

 annual report. 



During the past year (1881) the Club has been augmented by 25 

 new members and one associate, while 18 members have withdrawn, 

 and Prof. RoUeston, an hon. member, and Mr. Bindley have died. 



On the 31st December the Club consisted of 248 members, four 

 honorary members, and one associate. 



The following papers have been read during the year : — 



February 16th. — Mr. A. D. Taylor, " On variations of colour in 

 Moths and Butterflies." 



March 23nf.— Mr. B. Latham, C.E., F.M.S., "Observations on 

 Rainfall." Mr. H. S. Eaton, F.M.S., " On the climate of Croydon" 

 and " On the best methods of applying Meteorology to Field Obser- 

 vations in Natural History." 



April zoih. — Mr. W. Topley (Geol. Survey of England), " On the 

 Geology and Physical Geography of the Weald of Surrey." 



May iSth.—Mr. J. S. Johnson, M.R.C.S., " On the Anatomy of the 

 Crayfish." 



September 21st. — Mr. George Cordeh, F.M.vS., " On the Meteor- 

 ology of Croydon." Mr. J. S. Johnson, " Note on the Contents of 

 the Stomach of a Water Vole." 



October igth. — Mr. W. Nation, " On Gums and Resins." Mr. 

 Edward Lovett, " Observations on Fossil Resins and their enclosed 

 traces of Animal Life." 



November i6th. — Mr. John Flower, M.A., F.Z.S., " On the Nest- 

 ing of the Red-breasted Flycatcher (muscicapa parva) in Kent, in 

 the Summer of 1881 ;" also " Note on the structural peculiarities of 

 the Apteryx and the Ornithorynchus Paradoxus." 



December 21st. — Dr. Carpenter, " Note on the Nest of the Carder 

 Bee," and " Note on peculiarity in the Bark and Wood of the 

 Birch Tree." Mr. K. McKean," Note on the occurrence of Achatina 

 Acicula on Park Hill, Croydon." 



Of the excursions made during the year two were very successful. 



The first was on Easter Monday, when Mr. Topley conducted a 

 party of 26 members and their friends over an interesting portion of 

 the Surrey Weald, and explained its principal features. The line 

 taken was from Caterham over White Hill to Bletchingley, and 

 thence to Redhill. The weather proved very fine, and a most enjoy- 

 able day was passed. 



On the 7th May, in response to an invitation from the Geologists' 

 Association, a large number of members joined in an excursion to 

 Addiscombe, Shirley, and Addington Park. The weather again 

 favoured the excursionists, who numbered upwards of 120. The 

 places visited were of great interest, and were ably explained by 

 Mr. John Flower and Mr. Logan Lobly, the directors of the 

 excursion. 



In May the Club took possession of its new librarj' and reading 

 room, which, however, does not appear to have been made so much 

 use of as your committee anticipated. 



The Club's transactions which, through want of a publishing 

 committee, had been allowed to accumulate for more than three 

 years, were in August published in a newly arranged form. As 



