ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS, 



FEBRUARY \i,th, 1901. 



Mr. H. S. Fremlin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Garrett, of Brewer's Green, was elected a member. 



Mr. Moore exhibited a sparrow found dead in Southwark 

 Park, having a most abnormal development of the lower 

 mandible, which was between two and three inches long, 

 curved downwards, and forming a V-shaped trough. The 

 upper mandible was of the normal size. 



Mr. Colthrup, on behalf of Mr. Hills, of Folkestone, 

 exhibited a pencil drawing of a variety of Polyoniinatm icarus, 

 in which the spots on the under surface were united into 

 longitudinal and radial streaks. 



NIr. Wyandotte exhibited a large number of specimens of 

 amber in which were various species of insects. 



Mr. W. West (Streatham) read a paper entitled " Fossil 

 Insects," in which he especially referred to insects in amber. 

 He afterwards exhibited a very large number of lantern 

 slides, many of them being photographs of various insects 

 embedded in amber (page i). 



FEBRUARY 28fh, 1901. 



Mr. H. S. Fremlin, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. N. Clark exhibited a specimen oi Picris rapcc, which 

 emerged indoors on February 22nd, and several other 

 members also mentioned instances of unseasonable emer- 

 gence. 



Mr. McArthur exhibited a specimen of Arctia caia with 

 smoky hind wings ; this was an example of a third brood 

 which emerged in December, i8go. 



Mr. Harrison exhibited a long and very varied series of 

 Luperina tcstacea taken at Wallasey. Two specimens were 

 very dark examples, and referable to var. nigrcsccns. 



Mr. Edwards referred to the ravages of the larvae of 



