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EAST OP SCOTLAND (JNIOIT OP NATUKAL HISTOEY 

 SOCIETIES. 



MEETING AT MONTROSE. 



THE East of Scotland Union of Naturalists' Societies held the 

 Sixth Annual Meeting this year on Wednesday, 23rd July, 

 under the Presidency of Dr. James C. Howden, in the ancient 

 town of Montrose, on the invitation of the Montrose Natural 

 History and Antiquarian Society. The meeting was well attended, 

 almost all the Societies in the Union being represented ; and the 

 members from the other societies received so much hospitality 

 from their friends in Montrose that their visit will be looked back 

 to with constant pleasure. After the usual business had been 

 transacted by the Council, the General Meeting opened at 2.30 

 p.m. in the commodious hall of the Museum. 



After the President's address (which we print in this issue) the 

 Rev. Hugh Mitchell, A.M., LL.D., spoke on the Old Red Sand- 

 stone of the Montrose district, advocating the view that it included 

 the upper as well as the lower beds. 



Several communications were then submitted, some of them 

 being read in part, and others held as read (owing to their nature, 

 or to want of time). It was agreed that they should be printed as 

 formerly, Professor Trail being re-elected editor. 



The papers were as follows :— 1. The British Association 

 and Local Natural History Museums, by Professor Trail, 

 who also submitted 



2. Report on Fungi of the East of Scotland for 1890. 



3. The Willows of the District of the East of Scot- 

 land Union of Naturalists' Societies, by F. Buchanan 

 White, M.D., F.L.S. 



4. Rotifers of the District of the E.S.U.N.S.; and 



Haunts and Habits of Rotifers, by John Hood, 

 F.R.M.S.; in this list 228 out of 280 British species were 

 noted as from the district. 



5. The Glaciers of Glen Clova, and Ice-action in 



Central Forfarshire, by Rev. James, Thomson, M.A. 



6. The Bittern in Perthshire and neighbouring 



Counties, by R. N. Kerr. 



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