7. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Essay on the so-called Raised Sea-Beaches met with in 

 Scotland, its Islands, and elsewhere. Specimens of the Shells, &c. 

 required. 



N.B. Mr Smith's Paper, in the 8th Volume of the Society's 

 Memoirs, recommended to the notice of those who may take up 

 the subject — Time, February 1844. 



ZOOLOGY. 



8. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Essay on the Entomology of the Three Lothians, and the 

 River District of the Forth, with a Collection of Specimens — 

 Time, February 1844. 



9. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Series of Drawings and Descriptions of the Microscopic 

 Animals Inhabiting the Waters of any of the following arms of 

 the sea, and lakes, viz. Firth of Forth, Firth of Clyde or Loch 

 Fyne ; or of Loch Lomond or Loch Tay — Time, February 1841. 



10. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Essay on the Natural History and Comparative Ana- 

 tomy of the Land and Water Molluscous Animals of the Firth of 

 Forth district; Drawings, and, if possible, Preparations, to be 

 given in — Time, February 1841. 



11. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Essay on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Respira- 

 tory and Digestive Organs of Birds, founded on actual observation, 

 with a special reference to the Habits and Manners, and the Na- 

 tural Arrangement of Families and Genera. Series of characteristic 

 specimens required — Time, February 1843. 



BOTANY. 



1 2. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, for an 

 approved Essay on the Botany of the Mountains of Scotland, in 



