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younger and more sportive spirits amongst us. The Entomo- 

 logical Society has every reason to be satisfied with the part 

 played by its Fellows at the Congress. Not only Messrs. 

 Trimen, Merrifield and Donisthorpe, who, with your Presi- 

 dent, were specially deputed as representatives, but Professor 

 Poulton, Professor Punnett, Hon. C. and Hon. W. Roths- 

 child, Dr. Karl Jordan, Dr. Burr, and others too numerous to 

 mention, were prominent in the proceedings. Brussels has 

 given a good lead, which we may feel confident will be well 

 followed up in this country next year under the auspices of 

 Professor Poulton. When the International Congress has 

 become an established and venerable institution, I trust it 

 will not be forgotten that the impulse which set it going 

 originated from Tring. 



While on the subject of the Congress I recall with pleasure 

 the fact that a most agreeable feature was supplied by the 

 appearance, during its progress, of Mr. Eltiingham's splendid 

 work on Mimicry in African Butterflies, a book which I 

 cordially commend to the notice of all those who are in any 

 way interested in the subject of mimicry. 



Before turning to the more special portion of my Address, 

 it now only remains for me to express my very grateful thanks 

 to the Society in general, and to the Business and Publications 

 ( 'omniittee, the Council, and the Officers, in particular, for the 

 pleasant term of office which I have enjoyed. The experience 

 of another year in the Chair which my predecessor found 

 materially, though I trust not morally, uncomfortable, has 

 only served to deepen my former impression of the magnitude 

 of the obligation which the Society owes to its Librarian, its 

 Treasurer and its Secretaries. To repeat what I have said on 

 a former occasion is unnecessary, but I cannot allow this 

 opportunity to pass without adding a word of personal appre- 

 ciation of the services of our retiring Honorary Secretary, Mr. 

 H. Rowland-Brown. I count myself fortunate to have had 

 the benefit of his assistance and advice, not only during my 

 raw novitiate, but up to the end of my tenure of office. As 

 the last of a long succession of Presidents whom he has helped 

 to bring up in the way they should go, I congratulate him on 

 his well-earned retirement, from which I venture to hope 



