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Atlantic, from China and from Greenland, from all the regions 

 of Asia and Asia Minor, from Northern and Southern Africa, 

 from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, from the Antarctic Circle 

 and the Arctic Seas ; and specimens of all these are to be found 

 duly classified and authenticated on the shelves of a naturalist in 

 the island, Herr Gatke ; and the great work that he has long 

 been preparing on the migration of birds should be a valuable 

 contribution to scientific knowledge. We are assured that the 

 collection alone is well worth a pilgrimage, and that many have 

 come from afar on purpose to visit it. 



The tide did not favour the entry of the " Fiery Cross" inside 

 the mouth of the Tweed when we arrived there after dusk, after 

 a quick and prosperous homeward voyage ; so that, depending 

 upon the services of small boats, which did not appear as 

 quickly as we should have liked, it was past 10 o'clock before 

 the last of the party had landed ; but every one appeared highly 

 pleased with the day's proceedings, during which we were so 

 conspicuously favoured by the elements. 



PRESTONKIRK, FOR WHITTINGHAM AND PRESMENNAN. 



[As I was unable to attend this Meeting, Mr Hardy has kindly 

 furnished me with the following Eeport.] 



The Third Meeting of the members of the Club for the season 

 was held at East Linton on the 30th July, when tsventy-nine 

 assembled. The day was slightly obscured with mist from the 

 hills, and a few showers fell ; but the air was genial and en- 

 joyable. The excursion was in four carriages furnished by Mr 

 Sharp of the Railway Hotel, and two meuabers who had ridden 

 across the Lammermoors were on horse-back. Only Whitting- 

 ham and Presmennan were on the original programme, but, 

 after the circular was issued. Miss Nisbet Hamilton courteously 

 intimated that members, if they wished, might see Biel House 

 and the pictures there, a proposal which was cordially welcomed 

 and taken advantage of. This curtailed the stay at the places 

 visited more than was originally intended. 



The road to Whittingham is both steep and winding, but 

 allows extensive prospects of the thickly wooded, highly culti- 

 vated, and greatly vaiied country between Linton and the sea, 

 with the Bass, North Berwick Law, the Garleton and Gullane 

 Hills as extreme out-posts to the view ; while the narrow vale of 



