RESEARCH COMMITTEES, 
2. Not receiving. Grants of Money—continued. 
Subject for Investigation, or Purpose | 
Members of Committee 
| 
Section D.—ZOOLOGY. 
| Chairman.—Dr. A. E. Shipley. 
To investigate the Feeding Habits of 
British Birds by a study of the 
contents of the crops and gizzards 
of both adults and nestlings, and by | 
collation of observational evidence, 
with the object of obtaining precise | 
knowledge as to the economic status 
of many of our commoner birds 
affecting rural science. 
| Todefray expensesconnected with work 
_ on the Inheritance and Development | 
of Secondary Sexual Characters in 
Birds. 
To summon meetings in London or else- 
| where for the consideration of mat- 
ters affecting the interests of Zoology 
or Zoologists, and to obtain by corre- 
spondence the opinion of Zoologists 
power to raise by subscription from 
each Zoologist a sum of money for 
defraying current expenses of the 
Organisation. 
To nominate competent Naturalists to 
perform definite pieces of work at 
the Marine Laboratory, Plymouth. 
| 
| To enable Mr. Laurie to conduct Ex- 
periments in Inheritance. 
| To formulate a Definite System on 
which Collectors should record their 
captures. 
A Natural History Survey of the Isle 
of Man. 
on matters of a similar kind, with | 
Secretary.—Mr. H. 8. Leigh. 
Messrs. J. N. Halbert, Robert New- 
stead, Clement Reid, A. G. L. Rogers, 
and F. V. Theobald, Professor F. E. 
Weiss, Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, and 
Professors 8S. J. Hickson, F. W. Gam- 
ble, G. H. Carpenter, and J. Arthur 
| Thomson. 
Chairman.—Professor G. C. Bourne. 
Secretary.—Mr. Geoffrey Smith. 
Mr. E. 8. Goodrich, Dr. W. I’. Calman, 
and Dr. Marett Tims. 
Chairman.—Sir E. Ray Lankester. 
Secretary.—Professor 8S. J. Hickson, 
Professors G. C. Bourne, J. Cossar Ewart, 
M. Hartog, and W. A. Herdman, Mr. 
M. D. Hill, Professors J.Graham Kerr 
and Minchin, Dr. P. Chalmers Mitchell, 
Professors E. B. Poulton and A. Sedg- 
wick, and Dr. A. E. Shipley. 
Chairman and Secretary.—Professor A. 
Dendy. 
Sir E. Ray Lankester, Professor A. Sedg- 
wick, Professor Sydney H. Vines, and 
Mr. E. 8S. Goodrich. 
Chairman.—Professor W. A. Herdman. 
Secretary.—Mr. Douglas Laurie. 
Professor R. C. Punnett and Dr. H. W. 
Marett Tims. 
Chairman.—Professor J. W. H. Trail. 
Secretary.—Mr. F. Balfour Browne. 
Drs. Scharff and E. J. Bles, Professors 
G. H. Carpenter and E. B. Poulton, 
Praeger. 
Chairman.—Professor W. A. Herdman, 
| Secretary.—Mr. P. M. C. Kermode. 
| Dr. W. T. Calman, Rev. J. Davidson, 
Mr. G. W. Lamplugh, Professor E. W. 
MacBride, and Lord Raglan. 
ana Messrs. A G, Tansley and R. Lloyd | 
