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Election of Fellotvs. 



Lieutouaut T.I)klve>> Brougiitox, R.E., of Aklernoy,Cliannel 

 I.slaiKls ; Ml-. Artiiuk PERCiVAr^ Buller, of Wellington, New 

 Zealand, and of the Inner Temple, IC.C. ; the Rev. Canon C. T. 

 Cruttwell, M.A., of Eweline Kectory, Oxfordshire ; Mr. R. S. 

 Hole, of the Rectory, North Tawton, Devon ; and Mr. W. E. 

 Sharp, of Ledsham, Shakespeare Road, Hanwell, W., were 

 elected Fellows of the Society. 



Proposed alterations of Bye Laws. 

 The Secretary informed the Meeting that a request for 

 certain alterations in the Bye Laws, signed as required by 

 Chapter 21 thereof, having been received by the Council, 

 Mr. Arthur J. Chitty had drafted the necessary amendments. 

 Mr. Chitty then read the proposed amendments and explained 

 the course to be taken to carry them into effect. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. II. J. Elwes, F.R.S., exhibited, on behalf of Mrs. Mary 

 DE LA Beche Nicholl, a collection of Butterflies made by her 

 in February, March, and April, 1902, in Southern Algeria; 

 also a collection of Butterflies afterwards made by her in the 

 Picos de Europa in Spain ; the latter collection comprised 

 about 85 species and was made in 25 days. Mr. Elwes re- 

 marked that these collections contained several interesting 

 species of Erebia, Lycasna, and other genera, and included 

 three species, from Algeria, not at present represented in the 

 British Museum Collection. 



The Butterflies taken by Mrs, Nicholl in the Picos de 

 Europa included the following : — Parnassius apollo, Ajwria 

 cratcerji, Pieris hrassiav, P. najn var. luquBse, P. rajnv, 

 Leptidia sinapis, Colias edusa, C. /lyale, C. phicomone, 

 Gonejiteryx rhamni, G. cleopatra (Atlantic watershed), Pyra- 

 meis alalanta, P. cardui, Vanessa io, V. urticae, Melitaea 

 aurinia, M. pluj&he, M. dldyina, J/, athalia, Aphantopus hyper- 

 anthus, E. jurtina, E. titlionus, Cxnonympha leander, C. 



