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Park were visited ; 53 members were present. The finds were 

 not numerous, but 22 different species of rotifers were collected, 

 including the males of Brachionus angularis and Polyarihra 

 trigla. Two species of polyzoa were found ; these were very 

 scarce. 



On April 23rd the Club visited the Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook, 

 and Higham's Park Lake. The former was prolific of Eotifers ; 

 33 different species were identified, including EucManis oropha 

 and the males of Brachionus angularis, Epiphanes brachionus, 

 Keratella quadrata, and Synchaeta tremula. At the Lake three 

 species of polyzoa were found. 



May 7th, Han well, Greenford, and the Canal Bank to Brent- 

 ford were visited. This was an exceptionally good day. Mr. 

 Cocks collected numerous rotifers, including the males of Brachi- 

 onus calyciflorus, Epiphanes brachionus, and Polyarthra trigla. 

 Volvox globator was in great abundance at Greenford, and the 

 rare Heliozoon, Clathrulina elegans, was collected by the Secretary. 



On May 28th Mitcham Common was visited. Twenty-six 

 members attended this Excursion, and although the ponds were 

 very low, 32 different species of rotifers, including Squatindla 

 tridentata and Mdicerta ringens, were recorded ; Hydra vulgaris 

 and H. viridis were in abundance. 



On June 11th Trent Park was visited, and with the exception 

 of the male of Asplanchna priodonta, nothing out of the usual 

 was found. 



The next excursion was on June 25th to Chingford, High Beach, 

 and Strawberry Hill Ponds. On arrival at Chingford, the water 

 in the Warren Pond was found to be very low, and the party was 

 informed that the ponds at High Beach were dried up, so that 

 was omitted from the programme. A good collection of rotifers 

 was made at Strawberry Hill ; 33 different species were collected. 

 The Cuckoo Pits were almost dry; Conochilus volvox was again 

 found, but Volvox globator, which used to be in great abundance, 

 was scarce. 



Eichmond Park was visited on July 9th, the rotifers Ascomorpha 

 volvocicola, Floscularia conifera, Mdicerta ringens, Stephanoceros 

 fimbriatus, Mytilina compressa, were found, but the Slade Ponds 

 were almost dried up. 



On July 23rd Totteridge Ponds were visited, but owing to the 

 continued drought and in anticipation of the ponds being dry, 



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