Entomological Society. 9501 



Bonaparte's Gull in Falmouth Harbour.— I took the opportunity yesterday, when 

 at Falmouth, to ejsamine the specimen of ihe above small gull which is in the posses- 

 sion of Mr. Jaraps Couch, hairdresser. Church Street. It is in fair preservation, and it 

 is as nearly as possible the counterpart of the bird figured in Yarrell's Supplement: 

 the only point of difference appeared to be that there was no smoke-gray colour over 

 and behind the eyes, which appears In Yarrell's plate : the only spot of ihis colour was 

 on the ear-coverts, as shown in the plate: there was a sort oi sub-tone of light blue on 

 the head, which perhaps denoted the seasonal change to which it is subject. The 

 weight was 7 ounces; length 14 inches; shoulder to tip 10 inches; width, full, 

 29 inches; wings over tail li inch. The bill is longer than in Larus minutus, and 

 rather less stout. The bird is itself altogether larger, being four inches longer than 

 the little guW.—Edivard Hearle Rodd ; Penzance, February 8, 1865. 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomologicax Society. 

 Annual Meeting, January 23, 1865.— F. P. Pascoe, Esq., President, in the chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1864 was read by Mr. Wilkinson, one 

 of the Auditors, showing a balance in favour of the Society of £71 lis. \ld. 



The Annual Report of the Council was read by the Secretary. 



The President nominated Messrs. Walker and Wilkinson to act as scrutineers of 

 the ballots. 



The following gentlemen were elected to form the Council for 1865 (namely), the 

 Rev. Haralet Clark, Messrs. Dunning, M'Lachlan, Moore, Pascoe, W. W. Saunders, 

 Edwin Shepherd, A. F. Sheppard, Edward Sheppard, F. Smith, Staiuton, S. Stevens 

 and J. J. Weir. 



The following gentlemen were elected to the following oflSces respectively 

 (namely), Mr. Pascoe, President ; Mr. S. Stevens, Treasurer ; Messrs. Edwin Shepherd 

 and Dunning, Secretaries ; and Mr. Janson, Librarian. 



The President read an Address, at the conclusion of which a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. Pascoe for his services as President and his conduct in the chair was carried by 

 acclamation, and a request was preferred that the Address then delivered might be 

 published in the ' Journal of Proceedings.' Mr. Pascoe returned thanks, and acceded 

 to the request. 



A vote of thanks to the other Officers and Members of the Council for 1864 was 

 duly proposed, seconded and carried ; and was acknowledged by Mr. S. Stevens. 



A vole of thanks to Mr. Dunning, for the assistance given by him towards the 

 publication of the ' Transactions,' was proposed by Mr. Wilson Saunders, seconded 

 by the Rev. H. Clark, and carried. In replying thereto, Mr. Dunning took occasion 

 to remark that a considerable diminution of the cost of publication might be effected 

 if authors would take the trouble, in the first place, to write their papers more legibly, 

 and, in the second place, to revise the MS. instead of the proof-sheets ; the sum 

 charged for "corrections" during the past year was sufficient to have paid for the 

 printing of another Part of the ' Transactions.' He would also suggest that authors 

 should write their papers before they read them ; it was becoming far too frequent for 



