X. PROCEEDINGS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ited and described by Professor Ray Lankester at 

 the meeting of the British Association at Southport 

 in 1883. It is one of the Oligochseta, and obtains its 

 name from the presence of three pairs of bunches 

 of long setae placed on the segments behind the 

 head. It forms a delicate tube, in which it lives, 

 attached to Cordylophora and water-weeds, and 

 which it can leave at will. Asexual reproduction 

 takes place by gemmation. The specimens ex- 

 hibited were sent to Professor Herdman by Mr. 

 Shepheard a few days before (October 3rd, 1890). 

 They were found in the Chester canal, where the 

 animal had not been seen for six years previously. 

 6. The President read his opening address "on the History 

 of the Living Zoological Collection at Knowsley " 

 (see " Transactions," this volume, p. 1). The 

 address was illustrated by many specimens from 

 the Derby Museum, Pictures, Books, &c. 



A vote of thanks to the President was proposed 

 by Dr. Newton and seconded by Mr. Morton and 

 carried unanimously. 



The second meeting of the Society was held at Univer- 

 sity College on Friday, November 14th, 1890, Mr. T. J. 

 Moore, President, in the chair. 



1. Mr. H. C. Beasley exhibited and made some remarks 



on a specimen of Lithostrotion junceum. A dis- 

 cussion followed. 



2. A paper on the Foraminifera of Aigburth was read by 



Mr. I. C. Thompson for Mr. E. Burgess. (See 

 Transactions, p. 73.) 



3. Prof. W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, read the Fourth Annual 



Eeport on the Puffin Island Biological Station and 



