attendance of Members and their friends, and a very pleas- 

 ant and instructive evening was spent. 



On November 26th was held the Annual Exhibition of 

 Varieties, at which a large number of Members and their 

 friends attended. At one time during the evening quite 

 eighty were in the room. The exhibits were of a varied 

 and interesting nature, embracing chiefly entomological 

 objects. 



The following is a list of those who have contributed 

 papers, etc.: — Mr. Step, three; Mr. Adkin, two; Mr. Lucas, 

 two; Mr. Turner, two; Mr. Browne, one; Dr. Chapman, 

 one ; Mr. Enock, one ; Mr. Manger, one ; and Prof. 

 PouLTON, one. 



At two of the Winter Meetings the lantern was specially 

 devoted to the use of Members who are employing photo- 

 graphy in their investigations. Series of slides were shown 

 illustrative of ova of Lepidoptera, peculiarities in the resting 

 habits of certain moths and the manner in which they 

 harmonise with their surroundings, the development of 

 larvae, etc. ; also flowering plants, and nests and eggs of 

 birds in situ, and other similar subjects ; the exhibitors 

 explaining each subject as it was thrown upon the screen. 

 The Council are pleased to note the undoubted success that 

 attended this innovation, and are of opinion that the inter- 

 ests of the Society will be furthered by similar facilities 

 being given in the future. They also desire to take this 

 opportunity to express their thanks to Mr. F. Noad Clark 

 for ably operating the lantern on these and other occasions 

 when it has been in use. 



The Council are extremely obliged to those gentlemen 

 who so kindly contributed to the scientific utility of the 

 Meetings, and at the same time helped to render them 

 so interesting. Again the Council would like to emphasise 

 the fact that an exhibit becomes of much more permanent 

 use if full notes of some biological point in connection with 

 it be given for publication, both to those present at the 

 Meetings and in the Abstract of Proceedings. 



Seven Field Meetings were held during the year. To 

 Messrs. Step, Lucas, R. Adkin, and Hy. J. Turner, who 



