ANNALS OF PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. XXV 



Fishes, . 

 Invertebrates, 

 Flowering Plants, 



1 paper. 

 32 papers. 

 35 „ 



Cryptogams, 

 Geology, . 



36 I 



5 „ 



1 paper. 



22 papers. 



Physiography, 

 Chemistry, 



Meteorology, 

 Archaeology, 



The attention paid to the different groups, as indicated in the 

 above list, corresponds pretty closely with the completeness of the 

 collections in the museum. As regards vertebrates, mammals, 

 reptiles, amphibians, and fishes have received a fair amount of 

 attention, although not so much in recent years. The collections 

 are nearly complete. Birds have always been an attractive group, 

 and the Transactions are fairly rich in ornithological papers bearing 

 both on distribution and habit. The collections of birds, nests, and 

 eggs are about as complete as they can be made in the meantime. 

 A good deal of work still remains to be done in working up the 

 vertebrate fauna of the county. As regards the fishes, reptiles, 

 and amphibians, for instance, no complete record appears in the 

 Transactions. 



In addition to the papers referred to above, which have been 

 communicated to the ordinary meetings, several special courses of 

 lectures have been organised by the Society from time to time, some 

 intended for students of zoology, botany, or geology, and others of 

 a more popular and educative nature. 



The Society has always displayed considerable enterprise in the 

 publication of the investigations of its members, especially in regard 

 to regional research. This will be apparent from the following 

 chronological list of the publications which it has printed and 

 issued : — 



1. "Perthshire Society of Natural Science : Inaugural Address by the 



President, 7th March 1867." Demy 8vo pamphlet. 1867. 



2. " The Proceedings of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science for 



Session 1869-70." 12mo. 1870. 



3. "Fauna Perthensis : Part I.— Lepidoptera." 4to. 1871. 



