XXIV ANNUAL, REPORT. 



Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, a collection of Sea-gulls fi-om Flam- 

 borough Head ; and Dipsacm pilosus, from Stafford Castle. 



Mr. A. W. Wills, Comiarium ramhricuv!, C. coronatum, 

 Staurastmm (inatiiuim (all three new to iidienco) ,(Jlostermm obtusum 

 (hitherto recorded only in Ireland), ti. pronum (new to Britain), 

 Micrasterins denticidata , var. licnioides ; Chantransia inrestiens, 

 and Leptothrix tinctoria, from Penzance ; Spirogyra inflata, irom. 

 Bangor ; and Sarcina rentrmdi. 



There have beep two lectures, specially adapted for a 

 general audience, which were largely attended : — 



The Moon aud her infliieuce on the Earth . . S. H. Parkes. 

 Scenes in India . . . . . . . . . J. Levick. 



(Both illustrated by the oxy-hydrogen lantern.) 



J. MOKLEY, ) „ 



W. B. GEOVE, B.A., J ^^^^^ f^f"cretaries. 



BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 



There have been ten meetings of the Section, iinder the 

 presidency of the Chairman, Mr. A. W. Wills, the average 

 attendance at which has been thirty-two, showing a steady 

 improvement and an increased interest in the proceedings. 



Seven papers have been read, as follows : — 



On the Migration of Birds . . . . R. W. Chase. 



On a Nest Building Fish . . . . 8ilvanus Wilkins. 



On some New Species of DesmidiefB A. W. Wills. 



On the Sea-gulls of Flamboro' Head W. H. Wilkinson. 



On the Birds of the Fame Islands R. W. Chase. 

 On the Auditory and Vocal Organs 



of Fishes Professor T. W. Bridge, M.A. 



Note on Agrostis nigra of Withering 



as a Warwickshire Plant . . . . J. E. Bagnall. 



The work of the Section has been well sustained throughout, 

 and a number of rare and valuable specimens in all departments 

 have been exhibited. 



