78 MEETINGS. 



" The Scutiycridcc differ from all other Myriapods in the 

 fact that they breathe by means of an elementary form of 

 lung, and not by tracheae There are eight dorsal scales in 

 these animals, each dorsal scale except the last bearing a 

 peculiar lung-like organ. At the hinder end of the scale there 

 is a slit which leads into an air sac, from which a number of 

 short tubes project into the blood in the space round the heart, 

 and serve to aerate it before it enters the heart. The heart, 

 therefore, sends aerated blood to the organs, while in the 

 tracheal breathing Myriapods the blood is aerated in the 

 organs themselves, by means of tracheae." 



The President exhibited the bones (found at l'Ancresse 

 and Cobo) which had been named by Dr. Woodward, and 

 which turned out to be those of bird, frog, mouse, and the 

 young of sheep or goat. 



Mr. Hocart noted that Mr. Biehard was willing to pre- 

 sent the " cup-marked " stone in his field at La Rochelle to 

 the Society. 



Mr. Luff read a paper by Mr. E. D. Marquand, ex- 

 President, on " Additional Land and Fresh Water Shells of 

 Guernsey," which will be found on a later page of this number. 



Annual Meeting held December 18th, 1896, Mr. A. Collenette, 



President, in the chair. 



The minutes of last meeting having been read and signed, 

 a fine specimen of Starfish was exhibited, having six rays. 



The Secretary announced the receipt of " Notes on the 

 Reptiles, Amphibia and Fish of the Bristol District," by Mr. 

 H. J. Charbonnier. 



Mr. Collenette read an interesting statement on " The 

 Sunshine in Guernsey for 1896." 



Mr. Luff read a paper on " The Orthoptera of Guernsey." 



This was followed by Mr. Collenette on " The Rainfall 

 of Guernsey for 1896." 



Then Mr. Luff read a paper on " The Sawflies of 

 Guernsey." 



The Hon. Secretary then read the Report of the Council, 

 as follows : — 



FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — In presenting its Four- 

 teenth Annual Report, your Council is able to state that the 

 Society is still continuing its useful work. Evidence of this 

 will be afforded you in the Reports of the Sectional Secre- 



