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being especially noticeable. Mr. J. W. Tutt, comparative series of Agrotidm 

 and of Tephrosia crepuscularia and T. biumdularia, and a box of the latter 

 species from Mr. Harrison, of Barnsley. Mr. Tutt also exhibited Crambus 

 cantiellus (?), C. contaminellus, and allied species. Mr. F. Barclay, Pachetra 

 leucophcea, three CImrocampa celerio, taken in 1885, and a variety of Vanessa 

 cardui. Mr. 0. C. Goldthwaite, Chcerocampa celerio, Sphinx convolvuli, 

 Mr. C. H. Williams, a case showing the life history of a number of species, 

 including Agrotis prcecox, and Eriog aster ianestris, the larvae of the last being 

 mounted on the silken web. Mr. H. S. Flemlin, Agrotis ashworihii. Mr. 

 Hicklin, eighty species of moths taken in his garden, at Sidcup during the 

 present year. Mrs. Hutchinson, examples of three broods of Vanessa C-album, 

 and a species of Eupithecia, new to Britain. Mr. J. Smith, a white form of 

 Lasiocampa quercifolia. Dr. Sequeira exhibited Lepidoptera from Central 

 America. Mr. Bliss, Lepidoptera, &c, from the district of the Formosa 

 River, and Dargeling, India. Mr. Edwards, Exotic Coleoptera, principally 

 the genus Goliathus, Mr. Billups, British and Exotic Coleoptera, and 

 British Heraiptera, Hymenoptera — Aculeata, Ichneumonidse, and Diptera, the 

 new method of setting and labelling the Hymenoptera being admired. Mr. 

 Grut, F.L.S., Exotic Coleoptera : the Cicindelidm and Scarabceidce. Mr. 

 West (Greenwich), twelve drawers of his collection of British Coleoptera, 

 comprising the Geodephaga, Hydradephaga, Lucanidae, Aphodiidae, and 

 Teleplwridae — the whole forming a most attractive exhibit. 



Mr. B. W. Adkin exhibited cases of British birds ; Mr. E. Cooke, eggs of 

 British and Foreign birds; Mr. G. Day, an interesting collection of birds, 

 shot, stuffed, and mounted by himself, chiefly from the southern and eastern 

 counties of England. The specimens exhibited comprised examples of Acci- 

 pitres, Oscines, Volucres, Grallatores, and Natatores. Dr. C. M. Matthews, 

 an example of the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) , shot in Somerset- 

 shire, in 1825 ; Mr. W. A. Pearce, skins of birds from North America; Mr. 

 F. D. Power. British birds, Snow Buntings (Plectrophanes nivalis), Blue 

 Throat Warblers, and a case of Dunlins (Tringa aldina). Mr. R. Fortune, a 

 most interesting collection of eggs and nests of British birds, containing many 

 rare species. Mr. E. Step and Mr. J. A. Cooper, case of British birds' eggs, 

 and the latter gentleman, an example of the Great Grey Shrike [Lanius 

 excubitar), shot near Epping Forest. The exhibits of Mr. Dawes, of Camber- 

 well, comprising cases of birds, and mammals, and those of Mr. A. E. Cook, 

 of Rotherhithe, birds and reptiles, attracted considerable attention. Mr. 

 Manger exhibited a specimen of a giant crab (Moecaocheria kempferi), from 

 Nagasaki, Japan, this crustacean measuring six feet across. Mr. E. Step 

 was the only exhibitor of British terrestrial molluca ; and Mr. Winkley show- 



