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Clyde." He had for some years been tutor in the family of a late 

 Lord Glasgow, at Millport, Cumbrae, and his investigations were 

 chiefly conducted in that neighbourhood. He has, as I need hardly 

 say to those present, extensive knowledge of many marine groups. It 

 was my privilege to have a day's dredging with Dr. Norman and 

 others in the " Medusa," in the deeper waters of Loch Fyne in 1885. 



The next I have to speak of was that remarkable man, the late Dr. 

 David Robertson, known as the "Cumbrae Naturalist," the story of 

 whose life was, from his own lips, written down by Rev. T. R. R. 

 Stebbing, F.R.S. With Sir John Murray, Dr. Robertson was the joint 

 originator of the Millport Matine Station. On many occasions I have 

 enjoyed his hospitality, and been with him in dredging expeditions. 

 His life-long collections, given to the Biological Association, are to be 

 seen at the station. Dr. Robertson is not likely soon to be forgotten. 



In Mr. Alfred Brown, of Glasgow, we have one who for many years 

 was an indefatigable dredger, chiefly around Bute and in Loch Fyne. 

 He published in 1878, in volume form, an excellent list of the mol- 

 lusca of the Clyde, giving the results of his own researches set down 

 in interesting style. 



I conclude this recital by referring to one of the most praiseworthy 

 living workers in biological science, who has advanced to the position 

 he occupies solely by his own exertions ; I refer to Mr. Thomas Scott, 

 F.L.S., now Naturalist to the Fishery Board for Scotland, a loveable 

 man, and one who has had a career truly as interesting as that of 

 Thomas Edward, the Banffshire Naturalist. Originally a mason in 

 Greenock, he began teaching a class of botany there, at the same 

 time exploring with Mr. James Steel, of Glasgow, the glacial clays at 

 Garvel Park, between Greenock and Port Glasgow. He then became 

 assistant to Mr. George Brook, F.L.S., at the Tarbert Station of the 

 Fishery Board for Scotland, from which he was transferred to Edin- 

 burgh, and he has, as stated, now been for many years Naturalist to 

 the Fishery Board. He is a high authority on the minute Crustacea 

 and other groups. Mr. Scott contributes no fewer than four lists to 

 the British Association volume on the Fauna, Flora, and Geology of 

 the Clyde just issued. 



In my address I have confined attention to the moUusca which in- 

 habit the sea, making no reference to the field of land and freshwater 

 species, to which the members of this Society have, from the first, 

 devoted so much attention. In this field they have acquired a wide 

 reputation in connection with investigations which have elucidated 

 many abstruse points in the life-history, habits, and anatomy of the 

 Gastropods especially. For this omission I feel that no apology is 

 needed, as this department of Malacology has received exclusive atten- 

 tion in some previous addresses from this chair. 



