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Mr. H. Lamont Orr, Wasps' nest containing two different species 

 of Wasps. Mr. Robert Patterson, F.L.S., M.R.I.A., M.B.O.U., 

 exhibited a stuffed specimen of the Kea, a sheep-killing parrot 

 from New Zealand, a Grass-snake from Yorkshire, and cases 

 illustrating the development of Butterflies and Moths. Professor 

 Symington, M.D., F.R.S., and Dr. Rankin showed Photographs 

 and Skiagrams of the jaws and teeth of an orang ; and Mr. R. J. 

 Welch, M.R.I.A., exhibited Land and Freshwater Mollusca 

 collected during the Rosapenna Conference in July, 1910. 



In the Botanical Section Mr. N. Carrothers had a fine series 

 of types of Irish Plants, native and introduced ; Mr. W. F. 

 M'Kinney, "wooden pears" from New South Wales and a 

 " vegetable caterpillar " from New Zealand; Mr. W. H. Phillips, 

 dried specimens of British Ferns ; Rev. C. H. Waddell, M.A., 

 B.D., some rare Plants from Antrim and Down — an exceptionally 

 interesting collection. Mr. W. J. C. Tomlinson exhibited some 

 mounted Plants from southern Kent and Hants. This exhibit 

 included a number of very rare British Orchids. Mr. G. O. 

 Sherrard (Dublin) showed Microscopic Slides exhibiting American 

 gooseberry mildew and black scab of potatoes as instances of plant 

 diseases caused by Fungi, and a slide of living Eel-worms 

 illustrated animal enemies to plants. 



In the Geological Section Mr. R. Bell's prize collection of 

 Zeolites was shown in interesting conjunction with Victorian 

 Zeolites presented to the Field Club by the Director of the 

 National Museum at Melbourne, and exhibited by Miss M. K. 

 Andrews, who also exhibited Rock Specimens and an exceedingly 

 fine set of Fossils from the Ballycastle coalfields, presented to the 

 Club by Mr. W. F. de V. Kane, D.L. Mr. George Donaldson 

 showed Fish Teeth from South American greensand ; Mr. Wm. 

 Gray, M.R.I. A., Slabs of Marble from Counties Armagh and 

 Down ; Dr. Rusk, Clay Concretions ; and Mr. Joseph Wright, 

 F.G.S., Pleistocene Foraminifera from high altitudes in the 

 neighbourhood of Belfast — one of the most interesring exhibits 





