Meetings, 1882. 



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The First Monthly Meeting ivas held at the Ouille-AUes Library, 

 Tuesday, November 14th, 1882, E. MacCulloch, Esq , President, 

 in the chair* 



Mr. G. T. Derrick read a paper on the Ferns of Guernsey 

 This will be found further on in these pages. 



Weekly Meeting, November 21st, 1882. — Mr. Derrick placed 

 a number of flowering plants on the table for examination, 

 which had been gathered during the day. Mr. Hugo exhibited 

 a king-fisher which had been shot in Guernsey, and stated 

 that they were not uncommon. 



Weekly Meeting, November 28th, 1882.-— Mr. Derrick exhi- 

 bited a number of flowering plants, including a specimen of 

 Butcher's Broom (Euscus aculeatus) in fruit. Mr. Hugo 

 exhibited living specimens of two water-beetles (Colymbetes 

 grapii and Dytiscus marginalis), and Mr. Luff showed the 

 following Beetles all captured in Guernsey : Haliplus ruflcollis, 

 Hydrpporus lividus, Pelobius Hermanii, Colymbetes fuscus, C. 

 grapii, Laccophilus hyalinus, Hydrous, Agabus nebulosus. 

 The Song Thrush was heard on the 25th, the first time this 

 season. 



Weekly Meeting, December 5th, 1882. — A number of Botan- 

 ical specimens were identified, and added to the Society's 

 list. Dr. Hoskins had forwarded for acceptance a herbarium 

 of local plants, gathered by himself, for which gift a cordial 

 vote of thanks was accorded. 



The Second Monthly Meeting ivas held Tuesday, December, 12th, 

 1882, E. MacCulloch, Esq,, President, in the chair, 

 Mr. W. A. Luff, read a paper on the Butterflies of 

 Guernsey and Sark, which is inserted further on. 



