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The party was afterwards entertained by Mr Scott Tait at 

 Bavelaw Castle. 



All of the field excursions this season were well attended, 

 most of them were to beautiful spots, all were enjoyable, and 

 at every one some good field-work was done. 



EXHIBITS IN NATURAL HISTORY, ETC. 



At the evening meetings during this session the following 

 objects were shown : — 



Spindle-Tree berries (Euonymus europmus) from Suffolk — 

 (Miss M. M'Kean). 



Bird-nest Fungus — (Eev. A. S. Wilson). 

 Kauri Gum (with brooch) from the Kauri or New Zealand 

 Pine {Dammara australis) — (Mr J. G. Munro). 



Transverse section of stem of a cherry-tree, showing a 

 curious leaf -like marking caused by a fungus — (Mrs Fair- 

 grieve). 



Case of South American Butterflies — (Miss E. B. Somerville). 

 Paste or Bark Mites (Fsocidce) shown under the microscope 

 — (Mr James Adams). 



Specimen of Great Tit (female) — (Mr S. Archibald). 

 Specimens of Tiger and Crocodile from Sumatra — (Mr James 

 Gray). 



Specimen of Aldrovandis Skink {Plestiodon aldrovandii), and 

 living specimens of — 

 Alligator, 



Ocellated Lizard (Lacerta ocellata), 

 Monitor ( Varanus grisens), 

 Delaland's Gecko {Tarantola delalandii), 

 and Lantern Views of the Hagenbeck Zoological Gardens, 

 Hamburg — (Mr T. H. Gillespie). 



Birds — Mules: Light Goldfinch, Dark Goldfinch, Dark 

 Linnet, and Cinnamon Greenfinch. 

 Hybrids : Goldfinch - Bullfinch, Greenfinch - Bull- 

 finch, Linnet -Bullfinch, and Goldfinch -Green- 

 finch. — (Mr Louis J. Arrighi). 



