GLASGOW SOCIETY OF FIELD NATURALISTS. 173 



2nd May, 1876. 



Mr. John Harvie, Vice-President, in tlie chair, 



Mr. Hugh Keid was elected a member of the Society. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



By Mr. James Allan. — A stuffed • specimen of the Water Rail 

 {Rallus aquaticus), which had been sent to the Society by a game- 

 keeper. 



By Mr. John Harvie. — A new Geological Map of the Campsie 

 district, which he described very minutely. 



By Dr. Stirton, F.L.S. — Some new lichens which he received from 

 Mr. R. H. Paterson. Lecidea Raffii (Strn.) new to science, called 

 after Mr. Alexander Raff of Brisbane ; and Caenogonium imjikxum, 

 found for the first time in fruit. This lichen was at one time 

 supposed to belong to the Algae, but now that the fruit had been 

 found it had been classified among the Lichens. 



Mr. W. D. Benson exhibited a number of butterflies from various 

 parts of England, among which were specimens of Colias edusa, 

 Gonepteryx Bhamni, Apatura Iris, Papilio Machaon, Hipparchia 

 Sewell, and EreUa cassiope. 



By Mr. Andrew A. Hogarth, M.A. — A number of spikes of Typlia 

 latifolia, gathered in a loch near Crieff. One of the specimens was 

 converted into a double spike. 



Mr. R. H. Paterson gave an account of an excursion to Ardrossan. 

 On visiting the remains of the " Chusan,'' he had found two species 

 of the barnacle clinging to the wreck, Balanus Scoticus and 

 Pentalasmis anatifera. Five different species of star-fish were found, 

 one being rather rare. Several species of Sertularians were gathered 

 (including some extremely rare forms), also fine specimens of the 

 cow's-pap, Alcyonium digitatum ; and the sponges, Halichondrica 

 panicea and H. incrustans. Large quantities of the spawn of a species 

 of Doris were found hanging from the under surface of the rocks on 

 the Horse Island. 



By Mr. Taylor. — Fossil teeth and vertebrae of Bhkodus 

 Hihbertii. 



By Mr. Thomas King. — Hypnum Schreberi in fruit from Innellan. 

 This moss was very rarely gathered in fruit till within the last few 

 years. Each year it is becoming more plentiful, however. 



By Mr. Richard M'Kay. — A fine skeletonised specimen of the 



