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Eobert Gray, for liis own collection ; and a single bird for 

 tlie Berwick Museum. 



(I have to tliank Mr William Hope, taxidermist, George 

 Street, for enabling me to examine and exhibit these speci- 

 mens, and the Hoopoe, Shrike, etc.; and also Mr Small, taxi- 

 dermist, George Street, for being able to bring some of the 

 other birds under the notice of the Society.) 



Wednesday, 20th December 1876.— David Grieve, Esq., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected Office-Bearers for the Session : 



Presidents.— HnyidL Grieve, Esq.; John Falconer King, Esq.; Eamsay H. 

 Traquair, M.D. ^ -^ ^ 



Council.— James M'Bain, M.D., R.K; William Durham, Esq.; Professor 

 Duns, D.D.; R. Scot-Skirving, Esq.; John Alex. Smith, M.D.; James 

 Pryde, Esq. 



Secretary. — Robert Gray, Esq. 



Treasurer. — E. W. Dallas, Esq. 



Honorary Librarian. — Rev. James Kennedy, M.A., B.D. 



Assistant Secretary. — John Gibson, Esq. 



Library Committee.— James M'Bain, M.D., R.N.; Thomas Robertson, Esq.; 

 R. F. Logan, Esq.; Robert Gray, Esq.; F. W. Lyon, M.D.; James Anderson, 

 Esq. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and elected Resident Members 

 of the Society : 



John Thomson, Esq., Student of Natural Science, 26 Queen Street; Andrew 

 Thomson, Esq., 13 Inverleith Place; T. D. Gibson Carmichael, Esq., All 

 Saints' Parsonage, Newton-Stewart; Andrew Moflfat, Esq., 8 Kirk Street, 

 Leith; Thos. W. Drinkwater, Esq., 47 Forrest Road. 



The President, in referring to the much regretted retire- 

 ment of Dr Eobert Brown from the office of Secretary in 

 consequence of his removal to London, spoke in high terms 

 of the manner in which he had conducted the business of 

 the Society, and the zeal and ability with which he had pro- 

 moted its best interests. He, therefore, proposed a cordial 

 vote of thanks to Dr Brown, and that the same should be 

 recorded in the Minutes, and the extract thereof forwarded 

 to him by the Secretary, with the best wishes of the Society. 

 The proposal was most cordially received, and unanimously 

 agreed to. 



