CONTENTS. 
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March 28, 1866. 
I. (1.) Stevenson (William), Dunse, Notes on certain Spiral 
Forms. Communicated by George Logan, W,S., . 366 
(2.) Logan (George), exhibited specimens of Fossil Plants 
from the Upper Old Red Sandstone, near Dunse ; with 
Notes by William Stevenson, Dunse, . . 367 
11. Howden (James C), M.D,, On a Bone Cave at Lower Warbur- 
ton, Kincardineshire. Communicated by James M'Bain, 
M.D., R.N., ...... 368 
TIL Brown (William), F.R.C.S.E., On the Life of a Domestic Cat, 375 
IV. Duns (Professor J.), D.D., New College, Edinburgh, On the 
Nesting of Cinclus EuropcEus, .... 383 
V. Peach (C. W.), On Traces of Glacial Drift in the Shetland 
Islands, ....... 385 
VI. Smith (John Alex.), M.D., Notes of the Colours displayed by 
a Species of Chameleon belonging to the Genus Lophomura 
of Dr J. E. Gray. (Specimen exhibited), . . 390 
VII. Smith (John Alex.), M.D., Ornithological Notes : (1.) Aquila 
clirysdetos. (2.) Pastor roseus, young. (3.) Passer domes- 
ticus, and Turdus merula, white varieties. (Specimens exhi- 
bited), . . . . . . .392 
April 25, 1866. 
I. Brodie (Rev. James), Monimail, Fife, The Pearls of the 
Ythan, Aberdeenshire, ..... 394 
II. Peach (Charles W.), Farther Observations on the Boulder Clay 
of Caithness, with an additional List of Fossils. (Specimens 
were exhibited), ...... 396 
III. White (Adam), late of the British Museum, Note on a New 
Species of Equus from the Zambezi, Africa. (Drawings 
were exhibited), ...... 403 
IV. M'Nab (W. R.), Recent Additions to the Coleopterous Fauna 
of Mid-Lothian. (Specimens exhibited), . . . 404 
V. Scott (Alexander), Portobello, Alteration of Sea-Level in the 
Island of Tiree, ...... 406 
VI. Smith (John Alexander), M.D. , Ornithological Notes: 1. Buteo 
Zap'opws (Rough-legged Buzzard) ; 2. Tetrao urogalliis {Ca-per- 
cailzie, female assuming male plumage) ; 3. Saxicola cenanthe 
(Wheat-ear). (Specimens were exhibited), . . 408 
VII. Smith (Adam), Ballarat, Notes on the Gold-field of Ballarat, 
Australia. Communicated by Dr John Alex. Smith. (With 
exhibition of specimens of rocks, &c.), . . . 409 
