TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY 



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Monthly Meeting held January 15th, 1902, Mr. W. A. Luff in 



the chair. 



Mr. R. Mabbs was elected a member. 



The Secretary reported the receipt of a letter from 

 Mr. W. Davidson, of Les Merriennes, enquiring about the 

 Guernsey lizard, mentioned in White's Natural History of 

 Selborne. The animal, so designated, is Lacerta viridis, the 

 green lizard ; Guernsey has no special claim to it, it is far 

 commoner in Jersey, and is found in France. It has become 

 rare here, though it may still be seen occasionally near the 

 shore from the Fort to Fermain Bay. 



The present Council was authorised to remain in office 

 until their successors were elected. 



Mr. A. Collenette then gave his annual lecture on the 

 Rainfall and Sunshine of Guernsey in 1901 ; it will be 

 published in the Transactions. Numerous diagrams illustrat- 

 ing the facts, were thrown on the screen by the electric lantern. 

 A hearty vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Collenette for 

 the interesting and useful information his lecture contained, 

 and for the great pains and time he had taken in preparing 

 the diagrams. 



Monthly Meeting held on February 19th, 1902, Mr. W. Sharp, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Luff showed specimens of Butterflies from Brazil, 

 Avhich are specially noted as examples of insects protected 

 from the assaults of insectivorous creatures by the close 

 resemblance they bear to leaves when they are resting upon 

 plants. 



Mr. A. Collenette then read a most interesting letter 

 which he had received from Mr. C. A. Renouf, late of the 

 Commercial Arcade, Guernsey, now at Dawson City. It 

 particularly draws attention to the frozen condition of the 



