We print with great pleasure in the report, several extracts 

 from " Notes on Birds," which J. H. Cardew sent in for the 

 Ornithological Section's prize. It is a pity we have not space to 

 print all his notes, but the extracts chosen, show what good work 

 he has done during the year, and that we have a worthy successor 

 to Bullock-Webster, many of whose notes we printed last year, in 

 the Society's Report. 



The Lectures and Excursions of the Society have been very 

 well attended, the excursions being so popular that a fourth one 

 was arranged for during the Summer term, in order that any 

 member might have a chance of going on three at least. 



It is proposed to have an excursion, next Summer, to visit the 

 excavations at Hailes. We have to thank the Rev. W. Bazeley for 

 coming over and lecturing to us on these excavations, which were 

 carried out last Autumn, and superintended by him, and he very 

 kindly offered to show us over the excavations if we came next 

 Summer. A unanimous vote of the Society on the occasion of 

 his lecture gave the fund which is being raised to carry on these 

 excavations a grant from the Society's funds. 



The great want of the Society, at present, seems to be a new 

 Dark Room. The numbers of the Photographic Section have 

 grown so large of late that the present Dark Room is too small for 

 the Section, and moreover it is so damp that it is impossible to 

 keep plates in it. 



We have to thank very heartily the various people who have 

 made presentations to the Museum during the year. A list of 

 these presentations will be found in the Report. 



