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Birds," which tended to show that they all arrive first in the 

 south of England and go north gradually. 



By Mr. S. Macdonald, on " Antennae." He referred to the 

 wonderful variety in the shape of these organs, and to the doubts 

 which still existed as to their use. The question whether they 

 were organs of feeling, tasting, smelling, or hearing, was carefully 

 discussed. The latest suggestion, he said, was that they were the 

 organs of an unknown sense, but there did not seem to be suffi- 

 cient evidence to prove this. In some species of insects the 

 antennae are more highly developed in the males than in the 

 females, and it has been observed that those males are able from 

 a great distance to discover the presence of the females. 



27th April, 1875. 



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



Mr. M'Ewan, 18 Edmond St., was elected a resident member. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



By Mr. Thomas King. — A collection of plants from Southern 

 Patagonia. 



EXCURSION. 



Finn Glen. — Mr. Allan said that at this excursion the usual 

 spring flowers had been found, but none of them were rare enough 

 to be worth recording. The cuckoo was heard near Strathblane. 

 Aaiother member reported that he had heard it near Kirn on 

 AprU 11. 



PAPER READ. 



Mr. John M. Campbell then read a paper entitled " Notes on 

 Patagonia," being extracts from a journal he had kept during a 

 visit to that country. He described the physical features of the 

 country, and gave details of the habits of the more common ani- 

 mals. The natives, he said, were above the average European 

 height, but not so tall as some travellers have stated they are. 

 He gave some account of their habits, their mode of himting, and 

 their religion. 



