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Mr. Waters exhibited a number of the ‘‘ casts” of the 
owl and the rook. These rejectamenta were broken up at the 
meeting, and those from the former bird contained minute 
bones, more or less perfect starlings’ skulls, a wing, &c. : 
while those from the latter bird contained corn husks, beetles’ 
wings, fur of some animal, &c. 
Mr. Barrett exhibited the only known Scottish specimen 
of Colias hyale, which was captured in Dumbartonshire by 
Mr. Malloch. It was much larger than the usual size, and 
the dark margins of the wings were unusually complete. 
He also exhibited a variety of Crymodes exulis, which on the 
continent is considered as a distinct species under the name 
Hadena mallard. It was somewhat comparable to Mamestra 
brassice, and had been taken with a very varied series of what 
were undoubtedly C. exalts, including intermediate specimens, 
by Mr. Percy Bright in the island of Unst. Ordinary Shet- 
land forms were also exhibited, with one of the intermediates 
and a Rannoch form and two Iceland examples for com- 
parison. The latter were very different from some of the 
others, and smaller. Mr. Barrett said that many years ago 
Dr. Standinger was fortunate in getting an exceedingly 
variable series from Iceland, which had proved that a number 
of supposed distinct species were only forms of C. exulis, 
but it did not appear that he had secured the form known 
as H. maillardi. It was remarked that even the Rannoch 
form had been considered by some entomologists as a 
separate species, and that it had long stood in the British 
lists as Hadena assimilis, and had been described under that 
name in Stainton’s Manual. 
Mr. Auld exhibited a series of Cucullia chamomille from 
the Lewisham district, where the larve had been found in 
considerable numbers. 
Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a series of Hybernia marginarnia 
( progemmaria) representative of the progeny of a pair received 
from Mr. Hewitt of York. Referring to the whole brood, 
he said that about 60 per cent. of the males were of the black 
form, and in this respect followed their parents, while the 
remaining 40 per cent. were of light forms, and therefore 
quite unlike their parents. The whole of the females reared 
were Of the dark form. 
Mr. Mera exhibited a larva of Callimorpha hera which 
had fed throughout the winter, and was in its final skin. 
Mr. Auld stated that his larve had also fed more or iess 
all the winter, and were in the same stage. 
Mr. Perks exhibited a specimen of the morel (Morchella 
