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me he thought it was the Golden Eagle. His experienced opinion was 

 strengthened by the account of the occurrence of a Golden Eagle shortly 

 after on the Mendips, near Taunton. He was inclined to think it was the 

 Golden Eagle rather than the White-tailed Eagle. Mr. Eustace Bankes 

 said the Dartford Warbler had been seen this year in the neighbourhood 

 of Corfe Castle and that a pair of Red Shanks had been seen at 

 Studland. A pair of Red Shanks were bred at Arne during the past 

 year. The Dipper, which had previously been confined to the Rivers 

 Axe and Breedy, in the Western districts of the County, had now 

 extended as far as Bindon. The Sand Grouse, which, in its various 

 migrations to this country had never before reached so far West as 

 Dorsetshire, appeared last year at East Stoke, near Wareham. All 

 the specimens which had been found had been previously killed by 

 coming in contact with telegraph wires. With regard to rare plants 

 which had been found during the past year within the County, the 

 President mentioned that Mr. Lester had found the Anemone Appenina 

 in a wood in Purbeck. He was of opinion that this and other plants of a 

 Northern type, which were found from time to time in Purbeck, were the 

 remains of a flora which, with others, as the grass of Parnassus, has 

 lingered in Dorsetshire since the close of the glacial epoch. Again, 

 Polypogon Monspeliensis, an interesting Southern-typed grass, had been 

 found in the vicinity of Littlesea. Botanical writers state that it is 

 sometimes associated with an allied species, Polypogon Littorale. He 

 and various eminent Botanists had often searched for this species, 

 but without success. This last year, however, he had found it 

 growing freely near Littlesea, with P. Monspeliensis. After a careful 

 examination of the plant, he felt convinced that it was in reality 

 a hybrid between P. Monspeliensis and Agrestis alba, and he would 

 take this opportunity of drawing the attention of Botanists to the 

 clearing up of this point. Another grass, Deschampxa Setacea, 

 which had previously been found in Hants, had during the year been 

 found in Dorsetshire for the first time. The President, then drawing- 

 attention to some antiquarian relics which were exhibited on the table, 

 stated that they were found in a Roman Well, discovered during the 

 preceding autumn at Winterborne Kingston (a full account of the 

 discovery of this well and the objects obtained from it will be found at 

 p. 1 of the volume). Another discovery of an antiquarian character 

 had been made duiing the past twelve months near Creech Grange, on 

 the property of N. Bond, Esq., a member- of the Club. It consisted of 

 a Roman Pavement of a rather rough style of design and workmanship. 

 Amongst geological discoveries within the County he wished to draw 



