" Year Book of Scientific and Learned Societies ; " " Science 

 Gossip " for 1887 ; Vol. II. of Buckler's "Larvae of Brit- 

 ish Lepidoptera." By PURCHASE. 



The Council take this opportunity of again thanking the 

 respective donors to the Library ; and at the same time 

 they wish to express their thanks to Mr. Chaney for his 

 services as Librarian, and the general feeling of regret that he 

 finds himself unable longer to fulfil the duties of that office. 



The following donations have been received for the Society's 

 collections, which are still under the care of Mr. W. WEST, 

 of Greenwich :— 



A pair of Zygcena exulans, from Mr. L. GlBB. 



A number of species of Lepidoptera from Mr. R. Adkin 

 and Mr. R. SOUTH. 



British Land and Freshwater shells from Dr. Rendall. 



Many species of Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, 

 etc., collected in the neighbourhood of Colorado, from Mr. T. 

 D. A. COCKERELL. 



The following Excursions have been held : — 



The Zoological Society's Gardens on May 14th. 

 Conducted by Mr. J. Jenner Weir. 



Loughton on June 4th. 

 Conducted by Mr. C. Oldham. 



Mickleham on June 25th. 

 Conducted by Messrs. Step, C. A. Briggs, and T. H. 

 Briggs. 



Sevenoaks on July 16th. 

 Conducted by Mr. J. T. WILLIAMS. 

 The Annual Exhibition was held on the 16th of November, 

 there being about 100 Exhibitors, and despite the exceedingly 

 foggy weather, an attendance of about 1,000 visitors. 



H. W. BARKER, 



Hon. Sec. 



