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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



and the Rev. Canon Fowler, M.A., F.L.S. ; Librarian, Mr. Ferdinand Grut, 

 F.L.S. ; and as other members of Council, Mr. Henry J. Elwes, E.L.S.; Sir 

 John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., F.R.S. ; Mr. Robert M'Lachlan, F.R.S.; Mr. 

 P. Brooke Mason, M.R.C.S., F.L.S.,; Mr. Edward Poulton, M.A., F.L.S.; 

 Mr. Osbert Salvin, M. A.. F.R.S. • Mr. Henry T. Stainton, E.R.S. \ and Lord 

 Walsingham, M.A., E.R.S. 



The President delivered an Address, and a vote of thanks to him was moved 

 by Mr. M'Lachlan, seconded by Mr. E. Pascoe, and carried. 



A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and Librarian, was moved 

 by Mr. Kirby, seconded by Mr. Waterhouse, and carried. Mr. E. Saunders, 

 Mr. H. Goss, Canon Fowler, and Mr. F. Grut made some remarks in 

 acknowledgment. Mr. Waterhouse proposed a vote of thanks to the Council, 

 which was seconded by Mr. White, and carried. — H. Goss, Hon. Secretary. 



CITY OF LONDON ENTOMOLOGICAL AND NATURAL 

 HISTORY SOCIETY. 



The opening meeting of the new year was very numerously attended, and 

 exhibits of various orders were shewn. Amongst these may be noticed a 

 long series of Hybernia defoliaria, captured by Mr. Hanes, the specimens 

 being very bright but considerably smaller than the average of this species, 

 this was attributed by some of the members to the very hot weather experi- 

 enced during the time the larvse of this species were feeding. Mr. Clark 

 contributed a specimen of C. davus with a white streak in each of the posterior 

 wings, also specimens of A. mendica var. rustica, and an intermediate form 

 between that and the type. Mr. Hillman brought some specimens of the 

 so-called " coal money " found in the Cambridge clay, and made some remarks 

 on the same ; while Mr. Cripps contributed a series of Anchomenus atratus, 

 and also a specimen of the foreign Telephones flavilabris imported amongst 

 timber. The coleoptera were also largely exhibited by Mr. Lewcock in con- 

 nection with his paper on " Collecting during 1887," which proved of much 

 interest, he having worked in localities with which most of the members were 

 unacquainted ; but which, judging from the successful results, must be very 

 prolific hunting grounds. 



A very handsome donation of British birds' eggs was made by Mr. Ranee. 



At the following meeting held January 19th, Mr. Clark took the chair in 

 the absence of the President. Mr. Russell made a very welcome addition to 

 the collection of birds' eggs by a donation of nearly 50 species. Mr. 

 Lewcock gave specimens of Cionus scrophularice and Chrysomela polita ; and 

 Mr. Hillman presented many specimens of Aeheta domesticus varying in size, 

 from the newly emerged specimen to the full-sized perfect winged insects. 



