Vol. xv.] 62 



Mr. ,T. C. Crowley exhibited slides illustrating the 

 nesting-habits of some British Birds. 



Mr. F. W. Headley (introduced by Mr. H. F. Withe rby) 

 then exhibited a number of slides of Gulls, to illustrate 

 certain points in the flight of birds. 



Mr. J. Stares showed a number of slides of birds' -nests 

 photographed in Russian Lapland. The following species 

 were illustrated : — 



Brambling, Redwing, Northern Black-bellied Dipper, 

 Shore-Lark, Great Grey Shrike, Rough-legged Buzzard, 

 Hen-Harrier, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Pintail, Golden- 

 eye, Red-breasted Merganser, Whimbrel, Golden Plover, 

 Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, Dusky Redshank, Buffon's 

 Skua, and Willow-Grouse. 



Mr. E. Bidwell showed slides lent by Mr. Thomas Tait, 

 Broomend, Inverurie, Abei^deenshire. He said that the 

 pi otographs had all been taken with a stand-camera. 



The subjects exhibited were : — 



1. Back to summer-quarters. The arrival of the Black- 



headed Gulls at their breeding-resort. Scotland. 



2. Nearer view ; the Gulls beginning to settle. 



3. Gulls settled. 



4. Leaving the nest in a hurry. 



5. On the wing. 



6. A mid-air argument. 



7. Handa Island, off the west coast of Sutherland. 



8. KittiwLkes, with young in down and eggs. 



9. Curlew on nest. 



(These two photos (8 & 9) were taken after 

 sundown on a May night, exposure 18 seconds.) 



10. Nest of the Curlew. 



11. Puffins. 



12. Woodcock. (Taken after 6 p.m. in a dark wood, 



exposure 30 seconds.) 



13. Grey Hen on nest. 



14. The same : nearer view. 



