ffrottettngs 



OF THE 



Jlomt Jlntitrnl gistorj) mri) Jtntiqunvinu 

 JicR) (Stab, 



DURING THE SEASON 1896-7. 



By NELSON M. RICHARDSON, B.A., F.E.S. 



In speaking of Nucula pectmata on p. 90, lines 7 and 8 from bottom 

 of page 



for, "truncated and angulate anteriorly, but produced and 



subangulate in rear," 



read, "truncated and angulate posteriorly, but produced and 

 subangulate in front." 



THE ANNUAL MEETING, held at the Museum on May 7th, 1896, was 

 attended by about 25 members, the Kev. Sir Talbot H. B. Baker, Vice- 

 President, being in the chair. 



NEW MEMBERS. Eight were elected. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. This was read at the meeting held November 

 20th, 1896, and will be found at Page Iv. of Vol. XVII. of the " Pro- 

 ceedings." After referring to the death of Sir Joseph Prestwicb, F.K.S., 

 an hon. member of the Club, and to that cjf Colonel Mansel, of 

 Smedmore, he dealt with a variety of recent scientific discoveries and 

 investigations, including some points in the life-history of Lipoptena 

 cervi, a rare fly parasitic on the roe-deer at Whatcombe, a new cycad 

 from Portland, some new facts and theories about Ichthyosaurus and 

 Plesiosaurus, and other geological matters, the Rontgen rays, Nansen's 

 Polar expedition, and the Tel-el-Amarna excavations of Flinders Petrie. 



A short address was given by the Chairman, in which he alluded to the 

 regret felt by the Club at the absence of the President, the reason being 

 his absence from England, ill-health, and the great loss he had sustained 

 in the death of his twin-brother, the late Colonel Mansel. 



