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January 157TH, 1895. 
The Annual Meeting of the Society was held in the Lecture 
Hall of the Museum, the President being in the chair. About 
forty members were present. In the absence of the Secretary, the 
President read the Report. The balance sheet showed that the 
Society was in debt to the amount of £10. 
Mr. Walton then gave some interesting notes on the botanical 
occurrences of 1894; and Mr. §S. G. Hills said a few words on the 
entomology of the past year. Microscopical objects were shown 
by Messrs. Rutt, Hambridge, Sawyer and Hills. Mr. W. Saunders 
exhibited a Phonograph made by himself. 
Frsruary 197, 1895. 
Fifty members present. The President read the following paper on 
BIRDS AND THEIR BEAKS. 
(Illustrated by Specimens and Diagrams.) 
The true lover of Nature need never be at a loss for something 
interesting to study. Whatever special line of natural history he 
cares to investigate, he can always find ample material for thought, 
Study or demonstration. One almost endless source of interest is 
