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The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, 
The snake slipt under a spray, 
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, 
And stared, with his foot on the prey, 
And the nightingale thought, I have sung many songs, 
But never a one so gay, 
For he sings of what the world will be 
When the years nave died away. 
In proposing a vote of thanks Mr. Walton asked the lecturer if 
he knew whether the “Butcher Bird” (Lanius excuditor), ever 
visited this neighbourhood. { 
Dr. Eastes said he had not seen it, nor was it recorded in the 
Secretary’s ‘‘ Rambles round Folkestone,” the list in which was 
drawn up a few years ago by Mr. F. Tolputt, a keen observer of 
birés. 
The Secretary seconded the vote, remarking in reference to Mr. 
Walton’s question that a/l our Shrikes are popularly known as 
‘«‘ Butcher Birds,” and that one, the Red-backed Shrike (L. co//uria) 
was very common here. 
Fesruary 21st. 
The weather was again very unfavourable, but there was a very 
fair attendance. Microscopes were brought by the President, and 
Messrs. Hills, Peden, Rutt, and Hambridge, and several interesting 
exhibits were shown. Also on the table were :— 
Variations in the Drinker Moth 3a Mr. Hills 
Collection of Canton Grasses tf Mr. Walton 
Red backed Shrike cnn ae Mr. H. Ullyett 
Great Grey Shrike i ave Dr. T. Eastes 
The last was of great interest because of the question asked at 
the previous meeting. 
Bohemian Waxwing from Canada ey Dr. T. Eastes 
Marc# 21st. 
Thirty members present. Mr. Walton read the following paper, 
entitled 
TWENTY YEARS’ BOTANIZING ROUND FOLKESTONE, 
Since the spring of 1878 the face of the neighbourhood has 
changed very much indeed, and the changes that have taken place 
are not of a kind to bring much satisfaction to the mind of a 
botanist. I can speak to you of things as they used to be as well as of 
how they now are. Twenty years ago the Sandgate and Sandling 
branch railway was being made. There was a patch of fruitful 
ground just at the end of the Sandgate Parade (the road by the sea 
