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other by Mr. John Buckley, both caught in the Dee, but 

 neither specimens are such monsters as recorded in our local 

 press. 



Among the few additions to the Mammalia (Animals), is 

 a fine specimen of the old English Black Rat i Mus rattus), by 

 Mr. E. W. Parnell, F.C.S., also a white variety of the common 

 Field Vole ( Arvicola agrestis. j 



The Curator wishes to express his sincere thanks to the 

 following gentlemen for the use of valuable reference books to 

 assist him in the naming, &c., of specimens — Mr. A. O. Walker, 

 Mr. Thos. Shepheard, Dr. Stolterfoth, and Dr. W. H. 



DOBIE. 



It may be satisfactory to state that all the collections, minus 

 Geology and Conchology, have been numbered and catalogued. 

 Mr. George Frater has done good work in helping your 

 Curator with this extensive undertaking. 



Mr. a. W. Lucas, F.R.G.S., very kindly arranged three 

 table cases with Cave Bones, and one with Bala Fossils. 



N.B. — All the Specimens have been collected in the Society's District. 



