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smaller birds — by Dr Grierson. Great Buzzard caught at Kin- 

 harvie, great northern diver, golden-eyed Duck, and other birds 

 from the Society's Collection. A cuckoo and a small bii-d, by 

 Mr Gibson. A pheasant, by Mr W. Campbell. 



£ggs. — A collection of birds eggs in two large cases, by Mr 

 Douglas Barbour. Several clutches of the eggs of the rarer 

 birds, by Mr T. Brown. Two cases of eggs — Mr J. Rutlierford. 

 The shell of a large duck egg, having a perfectly formed shell of 

 a smaller egg inside, was shown by Mr J. Thomson of ^Nlidtown. 



(3) Rei'tilia. 



The adder and slow worm, from Society's Collection, and four 

 bottles containing several specimens of the same, by Dr Grierson. 



(4) Pisces. 



Several specimens from Society's Collection, including the 

 vendace from the Castle Loch, Lochniaben. 



(.5) MOLLUSCA. 



Land and fresii water shells from Society's Collection. 



(6) Insecta. 



All the exhibits in this section were lent by Mr Lonnon, who 

 was in attendance, and furnished any information I'equii'od by 

 the visitors. 



Lepidoptera. 



Diurni. — The collection of Dhirni, or butterflies, included 

 63 species, among wliich the following rarities were noticed : — 

 Colias Edusa, Argynnis Aglaia, A. Eiiphrosyne, A. Selene from 

 Dalscairth, and other localities. Vanessa Cardtd (this rarity is 

 not unfrequent in some seasons) and Thecla Riihi, from Dal- 

 scairth and Tinwald Downs ; T. Querctis, from Comlongan and 

 Goldielea ; Lyaena Artaxerxes, from the Dalscairth and Ter- 

 regles hills. Thanaos Tages from Goldielea hills, and Ilesperia 

 Sylvamis, Dalscairth. 



kNocturni. — The moths were well represented, and included 

 Smerintlms Ocellatus, S. Populi, Sphinx Convolvuli, Deilephila 

 Gain from the Crichton Institution Grounds, and Cheer ocampa 



