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Meetings, 1887. 



The Monthly Meeting was held December 15th, Mr. J. Whitehead, 

 President, in the chair, 

 A paper was read on the Geology of the Island of Guern- 

 sey, by the Rev. E. Hill, M.A., F.G.S., with notes on microsco- 

 pical sections of the rocks by Professor Bonney. An interesting 

 discussion followed, and Mr. Robert showed specimens of 

 several of the rocks referred to. A specimen of Deiopeia Pul- 

 chella (Speckled Footman) has been captured by Mr. 

 Heaume. The Rev. F. E. Lowe caught two in June. A 

 collection of Indian Butterflies exhibited by Mr. W. A. Luff. 



The Monthly Meeting held January 19th, 1887, Mr. O, T. 

 Derrick, Vice-President, in the chair, 



Mr. Robert presented a copy of the volume of Transactions of 

 the Geological Society, which contains Mr. MacCulloch's account 

 of the Geology of the Channel Islands, also several specimens 

 of rocks. A very fine specimen of the Pearly Nereis having 

 been captured by Mr. Spencer and forwarded to the British 

 Museum, he has received the following acknowledgment from 

 Professor F. J. Bell. " Your bifidly ending Nereis is indeed a 

 treasure ! It is very curious and I can find no record of such 

 an occurrence with a marine worm. Your shrimp (Callianassa 

 Subterranea) is rare, and we should be glad if you could let us 

 have some more." 



No collections of Mosses were received in response to the 

 Society's offer of prizes. 



The Monthly Meeting held October 18th, Mr, J. Whitehead, 

 President, in the chair. 

 The Secretary read an interesting paper by the Rev. E. 

 Hill, JF.G.S., published in the Quarterly Journal of the Geo- 



