Journal. 503 



"Revised List of British Ophiuroidea." By W. E. Hoyle, M.A., 

 F.R.S.E. 



"The Scottish Metal Mines— the Breadalbane Mines." By J. S. Grant 

 Wilson", and H. M. Cadell, B.Sc. 



"Description of easy Method of Stocking Herring Spawning Beds." By 

 Professor J. Cossar Evvart, M.D. 



Exhibition of Marine Zoological Specimens: (1.) Albino Haddock 

 {Gadus JEglifinus). (2.) The Great Forked Beard {Phycis hlennioidcs) 

 from Stonehaven, (3.) Tadpole Fish {Eaniceps trifurcatus) from 

 S. Queensferry. (4.) Power Cod {Gadus minutus) from Eyemouth. 

 Professor Ewart also exhibited the Spawn of the Herring in various 

 stages of development attached to stones and zoophytes dredged off 

 Ballantrae, some of the young being already hatched. 



Wednesday, IZd April 1884. — Dr Traquair, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected Ordinary Fellows of the Society : 

 Martin White ; John C. Oliphant ; J. C. Wright ; M. J. Petty. 



The following communications were read : 



1. "On Boulder Glaciation and Striated Pavements." By Hugh Miller, 



F.G.S. 



2. "On Scottish Fossil Cycadaceous Leaves, contained in the Hugh Miller 



Collection, Museum of Science and Art." By J. T. Richards. 

 (Communicated by Dr Traquair.) 



3. " List of Shells and Zoophytes from the Firth of Forth," not hitherto 



recorded in the Society's Proceedings. By John R. Henderson. 



4. Exhibition of Specimens illustrative of the Silver Districts of Colorado 



(Leadville and San Juan), collected by Mr H. Gunn, A.R.S.M. 

 (Communicated by Andrew Taylor.) 



5. The Secretary exhibited a Specimen of the Calandra Lark {Alauda 



Calandra) from the neighbourhood of Madrid, showing a peculiar 

 malformation of both mandibles. 



6. Exhibition of a Specimen of the Black Redstart {Ruticilla titys, Scop.), 



taken last month on the Pentland Skerries, Pentland Firth. By John 

 A. Harvie-Brown, F.R.S.E. 



7. The Secretary reported the Occurrence of the Stockdove {Columha 



cenas) in Roxburghshire, a Specimen having been taken during the 

 present month in a rabbit trap by Mr Telfer, Eckford, in that county. 

 The bird was a female, and was examined and identified by Mr James 

 Watson, Jedburgh, who sent a communication to Mr Gray on the 

 subject. 



SESSION CXIV. 



Wednesday, 19th November 1884. — Dr Traquair, F.R.S., President, in the 



Chair. 



The following gentleman was elected an Ordinary Fellow of the Society : 

 T. F. Robertson Carr. 



An Opening Address was delivered by Dr Traquair, F.R.S., on "Biological 

 Nomenclature." 



