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Wednesday, 20th March 1889.— Dr R, H. Ti'.aquair, F.R.S., President, 



ill the Chair. 



The followiriic "entloinan was electtid an Ordinary Fellow : Professor C. 

 Drieberg. 



The following communications were read : 



1. "Notes on a Collection of Birds and Eggs from Paraguay." By J. J. 



Daloleish, Esq., M.B.O.U. 



2. "Additional Notes on tlie Carboniferous Lycoi)ods." By RorjEiiT 



KiDSTON, Esq., F.R.S.E., F.G.S. 



3. "Note on Variation of Plumage in the Common Rook," with Exhibitiou 



of Specimens. By Professor Duxs, D.D., F.R.S.E. 



4. "On some Wasps' Nests from South America." Specimens exhibited. 



By Professor Duns, D.D., F.R.S.E. 



5. "A Revised List of British Echinoidea." By W. E. Hoyle, Esq., M.A., 



F.R.S.E. 



6. " On the Occurrence of the following Molluscs in the Firth of Forth, viz., 



Clione borealis, Brug., and Stilifer turtoni, Brod.," with Exhibition of 

 Specimens. By Thomas Scott, Esq. 



7. Mr KiDSTON exhibited, with Remarks, fruiting Specimens of Sphenophyllum 



cuncifoliuiii, Sternb. sp. 



8. Mr Evans exhibited a Specimen of the Lesser Shrew {Sorex minutus, L.) 



captured at Cramond on 14th ult. 



Wednesday, \1th April 1889.— Dr R. H. Traquaik, F.R.S., President, 



in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society : 

 J. G. Goodchild, Esq., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U.; J. Berry Haycraft, Esq., M.D., 

 D.Sc, F.R.S.E., Edinburgh University. 



Messrs T. B. Sprague and R. C. Llillar were appointed auditors of the 

 current session's accounts. 



The following communications were read : 



1. " Notes on some of the Modes of Formation of Coal." By J. G. Goodchild, 



Esq. 



2. " Contribution to the Anatomy of Pachydrihcs." By Frank E. Beddaed, 



Esq., M.A. Oxon. 



3. "The Ancient Lakes of Edinburgh." By James Bennie, Esq., and 



Thomas Scott, Esq. 



SESSION CXIX. 



Wednesday, 20th November 1889.— Br R. H. Teaquair, F.R.S., President, 



in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society : 

 A. B. Urmston, Esq. ; John Mackie, Esq. 



An Opening Address was delivered by Professor James Geikie, F.R.S., 

 retiring Vice-President, on "Geological Climates." 



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