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lately appeared in considerable numbers in different parts of 

 this country. Specimens shot a few days ago at Ross sands 

 were exhibited by Mr Walker. Is it not a pity that these 

 and other rare visitants should be persecuted even to exter- 

 mination ? for though the sand grouse has not bred in cap- 

 tivity in this country, it would be interesting to ascertain 

 whether they would not live and breed in a state of freedom. 



A paper on Entromostraca found in the mountain lime- 

 stone formation of the Berwickshire coast, by Mr Geo. Tate, 

 was read, with descriptions by Professor Jones, F.G.S. ; and 

 Mr Mearns read part of a paper on Wark, which is to be the 

 scene of our next field meeting. 



A letter from Mr Doubleday, of the Mining Engineers' As- 

 sociation, Newcastle, to the secretary, was read, containing 

 the programme of an excursion for the British Association, 

 and requesting the assistance of the club in carrying it out. 

 It seemed to the members present that the excursion was much 

 too extensive to be overtaken in one day, and it was remitted 

 to the secretaries to act in the matter as they should see best. 



Mr Tate exhibited a copy of a monograph by J. Farrer, 

 M.P., on Maeshow in Orkney, — and gave a short account of 

 the discovery of Runic inscriptions in this chambered tumulus. 



The third meeting was held at Cornhill, on the 30th July, 

 the party assembling to breakfast at Wark Boat-house. There 

 were present: — The president; Mr Embleton, secretary; 

 Messrs. D. Milne Home, Brack Boyd, Ai'ch. Jerdon, W. 

 Elliot, J. A. Wade, J. Tait, J. C. Langlands, Wm. Stevenson, 

 Wm. Cunningham, Jas. Cunningham, R. Home, F. W. Col- 

 lingwood, Wm. Boyd, J. Pax ton, T. Y. Greet, C. Watson, 

 Jas. Grey, C. Rea, Jas. Patterson, T. Friar, Revds. J. Jar- 

 vie, P. Mearns, W. Lamb, John Walker, J. Milne, J. Pat- 

 tinson, Rector of Lincoln College, R. Jones, Wm. Darnell, 

 J. C. Bruce, LL.D., J. Irwin, F. R. Simpson, Capt. M'Laren, 

 Drs. Charles Douglas, Turnbull, Brown, and Hood ; and as 

 visitors, Mr E. Carr and Mr Laing. 



After breakfast Mr Mearns read another part of his paper 

 on Wark (the first part having been read at the last meet- 



