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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 bird, by 
Mr Gibson. A pheasant, by Mr W. Campbell. 
Eggs.—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. Rutherford. 
The shell of a large duck egg, having a perfectly formed shell of 
a smaller egg inside, was shown by Mr J. Thomson of Midtown. 
(3) Repriuia. 
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, Lochmaben. 
(5) Moxuusca. 
Land and fresh water shells from Society’s Collection. 
(6) Inskora. 
All the exhibits in this section were lent by Mr Lennon, who 
was in attendance, and furnished any information required by 
the visitors. 
Lepidoptera. 
Diurni.—The collection of Diurni, or butterflies, included 
_ 63 species, among which the following rarities were noticed :— 
Colias Edusa, Argynnis Aglaia, A. Euphrosyne, A. Selene from 
Dalscairth, and other localities. Vanessa Cardua (this rarity is 
not unfrequent in some seasons) and Thecla Rubi, from Dal- 
seairth and Tinwald Downs; 7. Quercus, from Comlongan and 
Goldielea ; Lycena Artaxerxes, from the Dalscairth and Ter- 
regles hills. Thanaos Tages from Goldielea hills, and Hesperia 
Sylvanus, Dalscairth. 
Noctwrni.—The moths were well represented, and included 
Smerinthus Ocellatus, S. Populi, Sphinx Convolwuli, Deilephila 
Galit from the Crichton Institution Grounds, and Cherocampa 
Elpenor from the Tinwald Downs. Sesia bombyliformis, also 
