SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. X1li. 
. The Chairman communicated the fact that a sale cat_ 
alogue of the Knowsley Collection, now very rare 
had been presented to the Historical Society. 
. The Congratulations of the Society were accorded to 
Mr. T. J. Moore, President of the Society, on his 
election to the vacant Associateship of the Linn- 
ean Society. 
. Miss F. Phillips exhibited with remarks some of her 
original drawings made from living marine animals. 
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G. F. Moore exhibited a human skeleton with an 
apparent supernumerary vertebra and ribs. 
G. H. Morton gave a short note on some varieties 
of Purpura lapillus, and a discussion followed. 
R. Paden exhibited a stuffed specimen of the 
‘ Bittern ’’ (Botawrus stellaris), which had been 
shot in the neighbourhood. 
Harvey Gibson exhibited and described a fungus 
obtained from the Physiological Laboratory, and 
probably new to science. 
. Prof. Herdman gave an account of the Anatomy and 
Histology of Ovkopleura (see ‘‘ Transactions,” p. 
40). Models prepared by Miss J. H. Willmer, 
illustrating various anatomical points, were ex- 
hibited. A discussion followed. 
The sixth meeting of the Society was held at Univer- 
sity College on Friday, 11th March, 1892, Prof. Herdman, 
Vice-President, in the chair. 
1. Reference was made from the chair to the recent death 
of Mr. F. Archer, B.A., whose enthusiastic work, 
especially in Marine Biology was so well known. 
2. Mr. I. C. Thompson gave a brief account of the arrange- 
ments made for the establishment of the Marine 
Biological Station at Port Erin, Isle of Man, 
