Ascog; West Coast of Inverness-shire; Ben Lawers, twice visited; 

 Arran; Sunderland; Valleys of the Tweed — -Bttrick, Teviot, Esk, and 

 Annan; Ti'oon; and the Shore below Skelmorlie, 



During the first few years of the existence of such a Society, the 

 excursions are necessarily more for the purpose of general observation 

 than for the purpose of making careful observations, so that at first great 

 results are not to be looked for. The following reports of the work done 

 during the year give a suinmaiy of the more interesting observatioiis 

 wade. 



MARINE ZOOLOGY. 



MR. J. HARVIE. 



Two dredging excursions took place during the season — one to Cumbrae, 

 9,ftd one to Dunoon ; there was also one, for shore-collecting, to Troon. 

 At the excursion to Cumbrae several interesting animals were found ; 

 among others, several specimens of the Cloaklet Anemone, Adamsia 

 Palliata, attached to the shell inhabited by the Hermit Crab, Fagurus 

 Frideauxii. One of the largest of these was transferred to an aquarium 

 by one of the members ; and although the Adamsia did not long survive 

 the confinement, the Pagurus seemed not at all inconvenienced by the 

 loss of its companion. Several weeks after the death of the anemone, 

 a very small specimen of the Pagurus, with a correspondingly small 

 ^pepimen of Adafnsia PalUata attached, was iiitroduced into the tank ; 

 and next morning, the small Pagurus was found dead, while the Adamsia 

 was now seen to be attached to the large Pagurus. It seems generally 

 believed, that the strange partnership which exists between these two 

 animals is for the bejaefit of the anemone ; but as in this case the small 

 crab was fouud torn in joieces, it was inferred that it had been killed by 

 tlie large one, in order to obtain possession of* the anemone which was 

 0,dhering to its shell. 



It was observed that the shells in which the largest Paguri, 

 snd on which the largest Adamsia} were found, were apparently 

 deprived of a great part of their lime, and had a similar appearance 

 to c?}iejLls which had been for some time in a strong acid. At the sam§ 



