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was a good attendance. The President, Mr. M. 

 F. Duniop, made an interesting communication 

 regarding the discovery of a new rotifer. In the 

 summer of rSao, when leaving Arran after a few 

 uetks' holiday. Mr. Duniop took with him a 

 gathering from a small mossy pool in a moorland 

 district at West Benan, some five hundred feet 

 above the level of the sea, which he intended for 

 careful examination at home. When this was 

 undertaken shortly afterwards, under the micro- 

 scope, and while the observer was engaged watching 

 the movements of a well-known rotifer, he was 

 surprised to notice a strange form smoothly and 

 slowly gliding out of the moss. It was immediately 

 dipped out of the trough and mounted on a slide 

 for the microscope. The specimen has since been 

 seen by Mr. Dixon-Nuttall, Mr. Rousselet, and 

 other authorities, who agree that the rotifer had 

 not been previously observed, and to which the 

 name of tfetopidia ptcrygoida has been given. In 

 October last. Mr. Duniop found another specimen 

 in a small pool at the side of the curling pond 

 adjoining the Old Large Road above Greenock. 

 A mounted specimen of the new rotifer was shown 

 under the microscope, and living specimens were 

 also shown of other rotifers. Lantern slides were 

 also shown by Mr. George Duniop. B.L., illustra- 

 tive of the subject. The lecture was much appre- 

 ciated by those present. — G. II'. Niven, Ben. Sec, 

 . ..'•". Street, Greenock. — [The rotifer Metopidia 



-i.i is illustrated in "The Journal of the 

 Queckett Microscopical Club" ser. ii., vol. vi., 

 April, 1S97.— Ed. S.G.} 



NOTICES OF SOCIETIES. 



Battersea Field Club and Literary and Scientific 



Society. Public Library, Lavender Hill, S.W. 

 Mar. 3,17, 51 and April 14.—" Elementary Geology." G. 



\V. Vonng. 8 o'clock sharp. 

 April 28. — "The Geology of Surrey," with special reference 

 to scenery. G. W. Young. 

 Exeui 

 Mar. ; Gallery, Soulh Kensington. Botanical 



Section. Conducted by Mrs. W. p. Young. 

 April 23.— Oishoit Heath and Sioke D'Abernon. Conducted 



by the Hon. Sec. 

 May 28. — Hayes and Keston Commons. Conducted by the 



Hon. Sec. 

 June 11.— Anlliebury and Leilh Hill. Conducted by G. W. 

 Yoxmz. 

 25.— Wbole-day Excursion to Sea-side. 

 Hon. Sec. E.J. Dalies, Marttey Road, Clapham Common 



Lambeth Field C; extipk Society, St. Marv 



Newiogton Schooli, Newinition Buds, S.E. 



A Journey to the Moon." 1. W 

 :er 



. Institute. 

 2i.— Myxornycetes, or Slime- 



ii. SUdmersen. "Our Common 

 rl .'.; •';.' >.( 

 Phi inlc I ..'• with lantern 



inn* Coulidon and Chaldon. 



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gale. 



;. Hllliand Addlnni 



Hill. 

 II rne Square, t 



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North London Natural History Society. 



Mar. 17.— " Insectivorous Plants." E. W. Robbins. 



19. — Visit to the Bethnal Green Museum. 

 Aprit 16. — Visit to Kew Gardens. 



21. — " Lepidopterous Larvae." A. Bacot. 

 May 5.— Discussion : "Nebulae." Opened by C. Nicholson, 

 FE.S. 

 „ 21. — Half-day Excursion to Epping Forest. 

 ,, 27-30.— Excursion to the New Forest — leader, L. J. 



Tren-ayne. 

 „ 30. — Alternative whole-dav Excursion to Shere. 

 June 16.—" The Catocalidae.' "E. M. Dadd 

 ,. iS. — Whole-day Excursion to Deal — leader, L. J. 



Tremayne. 

 Visiters will be cordially welcomed at all meetings and 

 excursions. Lawrence J. Trctnayne, Hon. Sec 



Selbourne Society— Croydon and Norwood Branch. 



April 7.— Social Evening. Exhibits, etc., will be welcomed. 

 Rev. F. E. J. Bird, Vice-President, will speak 

 Seneca Hall, S p.m. 

 ,, 21.— Annual Meeting, atPublic Hall, Croydon. Subject: 

 "The New Forest." Rev. H. E. H, Bull, M.A.. 

 Lantern slides. S p.m. 



North Kent Natural History and Scientific Society 

 Mar. 9. — "Conchology." E.Dennis. 



., 23. — "British Birds Eggs and Nests." D.Miller. 

 April 6.— "Lepidoptera." S. J. B. Pine. 



Carlisle Entomological and Natural History Society. 



Mar. 7.—" Lepidoptera taken at light in Carlisle." J. E. 

 Tbwaytes. 

 " 21. — " Observations on Bird life." B.Johnston. 



F. H. Day, Hon. Sec, 6, Ciinock Terrace, Carlisle. 



Preston Scientific Society. 



April 6.—* " Methods of Fishing and Fish Culture on our 

 Coasts." R. L. Ascroft (Member of the Lan- 

 cashiie Sea Fisheries Comn.itteel. 

 „ 20. — + " Biography of a Fern." W. Clitheroe. 

 * Illustrated by oxy-hydrogen lantern. 

 Lecture Hall, Cross Street, Winckley Square, 8 p.m. . 

 W. Hy. Heathcote, F.L.S., Secretary. 47, Freuckwood Sticct.. 



Hill Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 



Mar. 2. — "The Natuial History of Goole Moor." Thos. 

 Bunker. 

 ,, 16. — " Spectroscopic Astronomy," lantern illustrations. 



Rev. H. P. Slade, M.B.A.A. 

 ,, 50— "The Marine Fauna of the Yorkshire Coast," 

 lantern views. F. W. Fierke,' M.CS. 

 The Meetings held at 72, Prospect Street, alternate 

 Wednesdays. 8 p.m.— T. Sktppaul, Hon. Sec, 

 78, SlterbutnSlieet, Hull. 



Scarborough Field Naturalists' Society. 



Mar. 10.— " A Ramble in Kent." J. H. Burton. 



„ 24. — Exhibition of Specimens and Discussion. 

 April 7.— "A Chat on Shells." R, H. Barker. 



„ 21.— Short Papers. Members. 

 May 5.— "Anemones." J. C. Harrison. 

 ,, iC— Y.N.I'. Excursion to Clapham for Bowland, Notts. 

 ,, 19.— " An Ardent Entomologist." T. W. Lownsbrough. 

 ,, 30.— Y.N'.U. Excursion to Doncaster for Balhaiu and 

 Sandal. 

 June 2.— "Chara and Nitella: their structure, life and 

 beauty." D. W. Bevan. 

 ,, 16.— " Sterna." Miss Major. 

 ,, 18.— Y.N.I '. Excursion to Hovingham and Wiggan- 



thmi 

 ,, 30.— Marine Coir < 1 .1. It m 



Meeting! In Id in the Mu 1 tun it [3 p.m. 

 Hon. Sees., K. R. Cioss and H. Herbert, 73, Prospect Road. 



TuNDHiDc-L Wells Na-ii ral History Society. 



Mar. ii, — " Torpedo Warfare." Fleel Engineer '1' 1 



K.N J 



2: Honeycon blng and 1 thei [01 m ol tveathei Ins 



1 tone " lllu 11. in il bi lantern, t.r AI1I1011' 

 1 C.S. 

 April 



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(mill,..' M 'iii 11 the Literary Soclot) 1 Ibi .1 ■, 

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