CONTENTS. 



SESSION 1907-1908. 



I. The Bird Life of an Outer Island {with Four Plates).— Mr J. C 



Adam ..... 

 II. List of British Ferns of the Comrie District. — Mr J. J, 

 Macdonald .... 



III. British Birds of Prey. — Mr Tom Speedy 



IV. Galls, Gall-makers, and Cuckoo Flies. — Rev. Alex. S. Wilson 



M.A., B.Sc. .... 



V. The Yew. — A Lady Member . 

 VI. Clava : "The Stonehenge of Scotland." — Mr Stewart 



Archibald .... 



VII. Mole Variation. — Mr R. Service 

 VIIL Two Rare Plants.-^ Mr J. M 'Andrew . 

 IX. Nebulae and Nebular Hypotheses. — Mr G. Clark, M.A. 

 Further Note on the My gale Spider. — Mr J. Adams 

 Exhibits in Natural History, &c. 

 Annual Business Meeting 



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SESSION 1908-1909. 



I. Notes on Lastrea remota (Moore). — Mr W. B. Boyd . . 8 



11. Some Characteristics of the Fauna of the Sea-shore {with One 



PZa^e).— Mr D. C. M'iNTOSH, M.A., B.Sc. . . 93 



III. Old Dovecots (Scotland) {with Two Plates). — Mr Bruce 



Campbell. ...... 96 



IV. The Influence of Volcanic Action on the Scenery of Scotland. 



— Mr James Ritchie, M. A., B.Sc. . . .108 



V. Glimpses of Marine Life on the Forth. — Rev. Alex. S. Wilson, 



M.A., B.Sc. . . . . . .112 



VI. Cup- and Ring-Marked Stones {with One Plate). — Mr Stewart 



Archibald . . . . . .125 



VII. Nature Notes. — The President . . . .135 



