clviii Proceedings. 



Surrey Plants. Prof. 0. T. Mason of Washington, U.S.A. : Sundry- 

 Pamphlets. Prof. J. Prestwich : Eelation of the Westleton Beds of 

 Suffolk to those of Norfolk, in 3 parts. C. L. Prince : Summary of a 

 Meteorological Journal. E. B. Sturge: Excursion arrangements of 

 London Geological Field Class 1888, and Kew Bulletin for July 1889. 

 N. Waterall : Darwin's Journal during the Voyage of the ' Beagle,* 

 and Darwin's Coral Reefs' Volcanic Islands and South American 

 Geology. 



From Societies. — La Societe Beige de Microscopic : Bulletin, 6me 

 Annee, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and Annales Tome xiii. 3me 

 Fascicule, and Tome xiv. Berwickshire Natural History Club : Pro- 

 ceedings. Brighton and Sussex Natural History and PhUosophieal 

 Society : Eeports for 1888, 1889, 1890. British Association : Report, 

 1889 (Newcastle-on-Tj^ne). Eastbourne Natural History Society : 

 Transactions, Vol. '2, Part 3. Essex Natm-ahst : 4 numbers. Hamp- 

 shire Field Club : Proceedings, No. iv. Holmesdale Natural History 

 Club : Proceedings, 1888 and 1889. Manchester Microscopical Society : 

 Transactions and Annual Report, 1889. Oldham Microscopical 

 Society and Field Club: Report for 1889. Quekett Microscopical 

 Club : Journal, 1 number. Reading Literary and Scientific Society : 

 Reports for 1889 and 1890. Royal Microscopical Society: Journal, 



5 numbers. South Eastern Naturalist : Vol. 1, Part 1. West Kent 

 Natural History Society : Proceedings, 1889. 



From Proprietors. — Science Gossip. 



Loan Collection. — Dr. A. Carpenter : Palaeontographical Society, 

 Vol. xliii ; Royal Society, Proceedings, Vol. xxi. 



Exhibits, 1890. 



February IWi. — E. Lovett, A series of Sea Urchins (Echinoder- 

 luata), including Echinus sphcera, Sphcerechinus brevispinosus, 

 Spatangus pwrptireus, Echinus flemingii, do. ; Slides of vitreous 

 volcanic dust from the Krakatoa Eruption. C. H. Goodman, 

 Specimens illustrating the anatomy of insects ; also slides and micro- 

 photographs of insects. Ernest Straker, 3 heads of mummified cats 

 from Egypt. E. O. Newman, Head of a mummified cat from Egypt. 

 K. McKean, Land MoUusca. Dr. Frankhn Parsons, Recent and fossil 

 echinoderms. Dr. Hinde, Fossil echinoderms. H. D. Gower, 

 Engravings of fish. W. L. Sarjeant, Diagrams of vitreous volcanic 

 dust drawn by means of the camera lucida ; also slides of some of 

 the same dust under his microscope. W. Murton Holmes, Sections of 

 spines of echinoderms under his microscope ; also polished section of 

 calculus from horse. 



March 12i7i. — F. C. Bayard, Thermometers for registering the 

 temperature at various depths in the ocean (lent by Messrs. Negretti 



6 Zambra). C. H. Goodman, marine sponges, zoophytes, «&c. W. 

 Crouch (to illustrate his paper), Charts, maps, photographs, engravings, 

 &c., to illustrate various marine phenomena. E. B. Stm'ge, Specimens 

 of the shore in the locality of John O'Groat's, N.B. K. McKean, Tests 

 of Foraminifera and drawings of living organisms. W. L. Sarjeant, 

 Dredgings, Mid-Pacific, 2425 fathoms (H.M.S. 'Challenger'). R. J. 

 Backwell, Soundings, 1860 fathoms, N. Atlantic. Dr. A. B. Carpenter, 

 Diatom ooze, 1950 fathoms, Antarctic (H.M.S. 'Challenger'). W. 

 Murton Holmes, Soundings from depths varying from 1300 to 4428 



