TEANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



GLASGOW SOCTETT OF FIELD NATURALISTS. 



FOUETH ANNUAL MEETING. 



Athen^tjm, Ingkam Street, 

 16th March, 1875. 



The Annual Business Meeting of tlie Society was held here this 

 evening — Mr. James Allan, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Secretary read a summary of the work done by the Society 

 during the past year, from which it was evident that a considerable 

 amount of work had been done, and that the number of members 

 had largely increased. The following gentlemen were then elected 

 to office: — James Stirton, M.D., President; Kichard M'Kay 

 and James Allan, Vice-Presidents ; John Harvie and William 

 J. Milligan, Secretaries; George Barlas, Treasurer; Alex. 

 Watt, Curator ; W. D. Benson and Alex. Noble, Memhers of 

 Council. 



30th March, 1875. 



The first meeting of the summer session was held this evenin<y 

 — Mr, Richard M'Kay, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The members were recommended to give as much attention as 

 they could to the time of re-appearance of well-known migratory 

 birds, and to the apparent influence of the weather in retarding or 

 hastening their visits, and it was ui-ged that all well authenticated 

 instances of unusually early or late arrivals should be recorded for 

 future reference. 



specimens exhibited. 



By Mr. James Allan. — Two mosses from Possil Marsh, Clima- 

 ctum dendroides and Hypnum giganteum. 



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