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Mr. W. HacuE—Parasitic Acarina (Ixodidae). 
Mrs. F. H1pBERT—1 species of Fungus. 
ALDERMAN JOHN JonEs (Hunter St.)—Series of Animal Bones, principally 
of Bos longifrons, together with Shells of Mytilus, Cardium, &c, 
(Old Bed of River Dee, at Sewage Works). 
Sir JoHN MARK—1 Cormorant. 
Mr. G. MoorE—1 Water Shrew (Sorex fodiens). 
Mr. ALFRED NEWSTEAD—Pink-breasted variety of the Common Gull, 
Mr. CHAS. OLDHAM—1I clutch of Garden Warbler’s Eggs; 3 Glow Worms 
(Lampyris noctiluca) ; Notes and observations on the occurrence of 
a local specimen of the Sandgrouse, in 1888 (see p. 13). 
Miss STEELE PERKINS—40 species Lepidoptera, representing 93 specimens. 
Mr. S. WILSON ROBERTS—1 Photograph of Mistle Thrush’s Nest. 
Mrs. Rovps—Anodonta cy gnea. 
Miss HestER SANDBACH—1I Sparrow Hawk. 
Mr. THos. SHEPHEARD—1 framed Photograph of Lord Kelvin; 1 framed 
Photograph of Geo. J. Allman. 1 glazed Case of British Birds, said 
to have been procured on the shores of the Wirral Peninsula; the 
following is a list of the species:—1 Knot (Z7inga canutus, L.) ; 
1 Sandpiper ( Zotanus hypoleucus,L.); 2 Ruff (Machetes pugnax,L.); 
1 Redshank (Zotanus calidris, L..); 2 Golden Plover (Charadrius 
pluvialis, L.); 1 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus candidus, Bon.) ; 
1 Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetia, L.); 1 Spoonbill (Platalea leu- 
corodia, L.); 1 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea, L.); 2 Night Heron 
(Nycticorax griseus, L.); 1 Common Heron (Ardea cinerea, L.) ; 
1 Gannet (Sula bassana, L); 2 Teal (Querquedula crecca, L.) ; 
1 Grey Plover (Sguatarola helvetica, L.); 1 Spotted Sandpiper* 
(Zotanus macularius); 1 Kildeer Plovert (gialitis voctfera, L.) ; 
total, 19 species, 23 specimens. 
Mr. Wm. SHONE—2* Lantern Slides (2nd series), issued by the British 
Association. 
Mr. J. D. SIDDALL—1 Nemertine Worm (Lineus sp.) 
Mr. Wn. LrestER SMITH—Many larve of Pine Sawfly (Lophyrus pint) ; 
Mysogastres (Physarum cinereum), on grass. 
Mr. E. J. Burcess Sopp—Anisotoma furva ; 1 Anthicus bimaculatus. 
Dr. HENRY STOLTERFOTH—5 specimens of Hypoxylon sp. 
Mr. Brockton ToMLIN—3 Lathridius bergrothi. 
Mr. TRAFFORD—2 fine specimens of a species of Lepidodendron. 
Messrs. HENRY Woop & Co.—Copy of Report on Analysis of the Water 
at Saltney. 
Miss WARD (20, Eaton Road, Chester)—6 fascicles of British Willows, 
arranged in 3 series; series (a) consisting of 99 species and varieties ; 
series (2) of 95 species and varieties; and series (¢) of 29 species and 
varieties. Zhis collection was formed by the (late) Rev. F. E. Leete. 
KINGSLEY MEMoRIAL CoLLECTIONS— Specimens of Chermes laricis and 
Psylia fraxint. S. STENDALL, Collector. 
Purchased—1 Acherontia atropos. 
Purchased—8o specimens of Cephalopods, &c., from the Carboniferous Lime- 
stone. H. HuGuHEs, Collector. 

* This American species does not now claim a place in Saunders’ “‘ British Birds,” 
+ One authentic British example is recorded by Saunders, 
