1908-1909.] 



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So far progress has only been made in the Zoological and 

 Geological Sections. When further funds are forthcoming the 

 Botanical Section will be taken in hand, also the Archaeological 

 and Ethnological Sections. Many interesting specimens in these 

 sections have been received. 



The museum reflects the greatest credit on Mr. Campbell's 

 talent and energy, and must prove a valuable factor in the 

 educational life of the city and district. 



We then wended our way to the Northern Counties Railway 

 Station and took places for the homeward journey in the special 

 saloon carriage attached to the 5-40 train. Belfast was reached 

 punctually to time, and the members dispersed to their respective 

 homes thoroughly delighted with the recollections of one of the 

 Club's most enjoyable and profitable excursions. 



During the four days sixty species of birds were observed — 

 the average number per day being thirty-nine — and the 

 ornithologists' report shows that they have no reason to regret the 

 time spent here. Large collections of insects, crustaceans, 

 spiders, and molluscs were obtained and preserved for future 

 examination and classification. 



Working botanists with a good knowledge of plants were, 

 unfortunately, not well represented on the excursion The Con- 

 ductor, therefore, secured from friends who were unable to join 

 the party a number of collecting cases, and these were judiciously 

 distributed amongst some members who undertook to assist in 

 making collections. The net result, though not all that could 

 have been wished for, was very creditable to the friends who took 

 charge of vasculums and filled them with plants, many of which 

 were of very interesting species. 



The " Flora of Donegal," by Mr. H. C. Hart, is quite a new 

 and standard book, and it was not expected that much could be 

 added to the final results of Mr. Hart's long years of unremitting 

 botanical labour. An examination of the plants collected during 



