FIELD MEETINGS FOR I9II 363 



When I say that the party was again indebted to Dr. 

 Woolacott's happy leadership and enlightening exposition of 

 the geological features I need not add that the day was a very 

 enjoyable and instructive one. 



Personally I was less fortunate. Business matters prevented 

 me joining the party at the appointed time, and although I 

 followed by the next train I never caught up to the others, per- 

 haps because an old tree trunk and some moss near the Hall, 

 and some wet clayey banks near the old harbour, tempted me 

 to devote some little time to collecting Myriapods and woodlice ; 

 the beautiful Trichoniscus roseus (generally regarded as a 

 "garden woodlouse") occuring in the latter situation in some 

 numbers. 



Myriapods. 



Diplopods : Microphoron latzeli, Polydesmus complanatus, 



Brachydesmus superus, y^u/us albipes, y. sabulosus, 



y. punctatus, J. iigulifer. 

 Chilopods : Lithobius variegatus, L. forficatus, L. crassipes and 



Scolioplanes maritimus (St. Mary's Island). 

 Woodlice : Trichoniscus roseus (Seaton Sluice), T. pygmceus 



and Armadillidium vulgare. 



It should, I think, be the duty of the Field President at the 

 close of his report to bring forward any suggestions that may 

 occur to him which, in his opinion, would materially advance 

 the usefulness of the Society and of field meetings in particular. 

 This is my excuse for still a few more words. 



Upon our rambles observations of distinct scientific value 

 can be, and are made, but how many such observations are 

 lost or buried instead of being put upon permanent record ? 

 Rare birds and their habits or rare plants are observed, and 

 perhaps noted in the transactions or local papers, but no real 

 effort seems to have been made to provide a scheme whereby 

 one can tell at a moment the state of our knowledge of any 

 one group of our fauna and flora, the local distribution of any 

 one species, and whereby additional records or observations 

 can be at once inserted in their correct places for immediate 

 and permanent reference. 



