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birds, in a building* which will be constructed expressly for its reception in the 

 Gardens.— D. W.M. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society. 



January 27, 1851. {Anniversary Meeting). — G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., President, 

 in the chair. 



The Secretary having read the bye-law relative to the Annual General Meeting, 

 the Auditors' Report of the Treasurer's account was read, from which it appeared that 

 the financial condition of the Society had greatly improved during the past year. 



The ballot then took place, when Messrs. E. Shepherd, F. Smith, S. Stevens and 

 S. J. Wilkinson were elected members of the Council, in the room of Messrs. T. Des- 

 vignes, F. J. S. Parry, W. Spence and J. F. Stephens ; J. 0. Westwood, Esq., 

 was elected President; W. Yarrell, Esq., Treasurer ; and J. W. Douglas and H. T. 

 Stainton, Secretaries. 



The President delivered an address on the state and prospects of the Society, for 

 which a vote of thanks was passed, and he was requested to allow it to be printed. 

 Votes of thanks were also passed to the retiring President, for his services for the last 

 two years ; also to the Treasurer, Secretaries and retiring members of the Council. 



February 3, 1851. — J. O. Westwood, Esq., President, in the chair. 



M. Motchulsky was present as a visitor. 



The President returned thanks for his election and delivered an inaugural address, 

 in which he impressed upon the members, and more particularly the younger ones, 

 the claims that Entomology has upon its votaries as a science, under the different 

 heads of " Descriptive Entomology," " Anatomy of Insects," " Investigation of the 

 Natural History of Insects," and " The Natural Relations of Insects with each other." 

 He also suggested for consideration, whether the Society might not be made a me- 

 dium of exchange of British insects, on the plan adopted and successfully carried out 

 by the Botanical Society of London. 



The President appointed as Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Bond, W. W. Saunders and 

 G. R. Waterhouse. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors : ' Memoires de la Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege, tome 6,' being 

 ' Revue des Odonates ou Libellules d'Europe ;' par M. C. de Selys-Longchamps. 

 ' Monographia Cassididarum ;' auctore Carolo H. Boheman, tome 1 ; both presented 

 by Mr. Stainton. ' Entomologische Zeitung,' for December, 1850 ; by the Entomo- 

 logical Society of Stettin. The ' Zoologist ' for February ; by the Editor. A speci- 

 men of Sires duplex and one of the Tenthredinidae ; by Mr. Lubbock. A collection 

 of Indian insects, contained in twelve cases and in the linest condition ; by — Grant, 

 Esq., Elchies. 



The President observed that the addition of this valuable donation of Mr. Grant's, 

 made the Society possessor of the linest collection of Indian insects in Europe. 



