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Evans: Progress of Archseology. Harry D. Gower: The following 

 papers as issued : — British Journal of fhotogi-aphy ; Photographic 

 News ; Photography ; Amateur Photographer ; Photographic Journal ; 

 The Camera ; Photographic Quarterly ; Photographic Reporter ; 

 Journal of the Photographic Society of Great Britain ; Optical Magic 

 Lantern and Photographic Enlarger ; Photographic Art Journal. 

 C. L. Prince : Summary of Meteorological Journal. W. Low Sarjeant : 

 The Camera, Nos. 1 — 32 ; Photographic Quarterly, Nos. 1 — 4. W. 

 Webb : Catalogue of Lepidopterous Insects in Indian Museum, vols. 

 1 and 2, bound in one. 



From Societies. — British Association: Report, 1890; Handbook to 

 Cardiff; Sundry pamphlets. History of Berwickshire Naturalists* 

 Club, 1887 — 89. La Societe Beige de Microscopie : Bulletin, 7me 

 Annee and Annales, Tome xv. Essex Naturalist, 4 parts. East Kent 

 Natural History Society : Report, 1890. Eastbourne Natural History 

 Society : Transactions, 1889 — 90. Manchester Microscopical Society : 

 Transactions and Report, 1890. Manchester Geographical Society 

 Journal, 1 part. Northamptonshire Natural History Society Journal, 

 4 back numbers. Oldham Microscopical Society and Field Club : 

 Journal, 1890. Quekett Microscopical Club : Journal, 2 numbers. 

 Reading Literary and Scientific Society : Report, 1890. Royal Micro- 

 scopical Society : Journal, 5 numbers. South-Eastern Naturalist : 

 1 number. "West Kent Natural History Society : 3 back Reports. 



From Proprietors. — Science Gossip. 



Purcha/sed. — Geological Excursions : Norfolk and Norwich Natural 

 History Society, Ipart. 



Exhihits, 1891. 



January 21st. — J. Henry Drage, White-fronted Goose {Anser albi- 

 frons), taken on Dartmoor. 



February Uth. — J. Henry Drage, Bewick's Swan (Cygnus BewicMi), 

 female, and sternum, showing the characteristic hollow keel and hori- 

 zontal flexure of the trachea. This bird was shot on reclaimed land at 

 Brading Harbour, Isle of Wight, on 28rd December, 1890. It was 

 only winged, and was kept alive on green refuse and sopped bread 

 until 23rd January, 1891. Length from bill to tail, 3 ft. 10^ in. ; 

 stretch of wings, 6 ft. 1 in. Brent Goose (Anser brenta), female, shot 

 off Bembridge, Isle of Wigkt, 20th January, 1891. C. H. Goodman : 

 Nest of wild bees dug out of cliff at Swanage. E. Lovett, Fire-drill 

 ftom the neighbomhood of Neuchatel, Switzerland ; also the smoking 

 outfit of an Indian chief. 



March 11th. — E. Lovett, Head-dress of bristles from South Afirica ; 

 Wood bored by Teredo navalis. 



March IQth. — P. Crowley, A series of mimetic Lepidoptera in 

 illustration of Colonel Swinhoe's paper. E. Lovett, Crustacea showing 

 protective colour and development. 



April 8th. — E. Lovett, to illustrate his paper, Implements, &c., of 

 stone, flint, bone, horn, and bronze ; also a model of a Dyak lake- 

 dwelling from Borneo. J. H. Baldock, A translation of 2 vols, of 

 Prof. Heer's work, ' Primaeval World of Switzerland.' C. H. Good- 

 man, Ephemera larva, ? sp., taken at Epsom. 



May Idth. — E. Lovett, A series of volcanic rocks from Mount 

 Vesuvius ; and a series of syenites i-hyolites, traps, &c., from Jersey, 



