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titles of the two last of his papers being " An Itinerary from 

 Earlstoun to Longcroft," and the " Tollishill Girdle." 



4. Mr MacDougal of Blyth must also not be forgotten 

 to-day, though he joined late in life and did not contribute 

 to the Proceedings. 



5. The last, but by no means the least, of our losses I 

 must dwell on to-day has occurred through the death of a 

 lady member, over whose comparatively early death many 

 more in Berwickshire than the Naturalists mourn. I refer 

 to Mrs George Muirhead, who so ably aided her husband in 

 his studies of Nature, and whose lovely sketches did so 

 much to enhance the beauty of his admirable work on " The 

 Birds of Berwickshire." She made no less than 59 draw- 

 ings for this work, which were highly commented on by 

 reviewers at the time of publication. The drawings of the 

 nests were all made from nature, a rough sketch being 

 taken in situ, and the nests were then brought into the 

 house for more exact draughtsmanship. She made one 

 valuable contribution to the Proceedings of our Club by 

 drawing for us a Double-handed Sword, which was found 

 at Wedderlie (see Vol. xi., 1885-6, page 169.) She was 

 elected an honorary member in 1886. 



Such, ladies and gentlemen, is our Obituary List, showing- 

 gaps in our front rank which it will be difficult for us in 

 the rear as we step into their places to fill. But as we 

 respect those who are gone, let us, as a sign of it, do our 

 best to emulate their example. We have among us not a 

 few ardent students of the subjects embraced by the 

 Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. I would fain hope that 

 there may be among them, and among those who are about 

 to join us, several who will keep up the position attained 

 for our Club by people like James Hardy and Mrs George 

 Muirhead. 



Turning now to the history of the past year, I must first 

 draw your attention to a most valuable gift, which just 

 about the time of last annual meeting was presented jointly 



