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which, with notes by Dr. Lowe and Mr. Stevenson, will be found 
in our Transactions. In October, Mr. J. B. Bridgman read a paper 
recording the capture of Macropis Icibiata, a bee of great rarity ; 
Mr. Bridgman has also promised us a list of the Hymenoptera of 
the county, which, coming from such hands, we may expect to he 
of great value. In January, Lord Kimberley sent us a list of birds 
which he has himself observed on his own estate, and which we 
gladly avail ourselves of his lordship’s permission to publish. 
The Bev. H. P. Marsham entrusted our Secretary with the journal 
of his great-grandfather, Robert Marsham, Esq., F.E.S., of Stratton 
Strawless, together with many other original and unpublished 
records, continuing the observations on the “Indications of Spring” 
down to the year 1874, and has kindly authorised Mr. Southwell 
to make and publish in our Transactions selections from them ; for 
his kindness and confidence our warmest thanks are due to Mr. 
Marsham. 
Our absent friends, Mr. Hampden G. Glaspoole and Mr. C. G. 
Barrett, have not forgotten us. The former sends us a copy of the 
letter of Sir J. E. Smith on the Norwich School of Botanists, 
originally published in the “ Transactions of the Linnsean Society,” 
which appears of quite sufficient interest to he worthy of republi- 
cation, and the latter has sent us an original paper on the Wild 
Cattle of Chill ingham Park, which was read at the February meet- 
ing, and which is, I think, the most interesting paper of our year. 
It falls to the lot of very few naturalists to have such an oppor- 
tunity of observing this most curious herd as Mr. Barrett enjoyed, 
or having such good fortune to be able to record what they saw in 
his lively and pleasant style. 
Our excursions during the past year have not been very success- 
ful, with the exception of one in July to Diss and its neighbourhood 
which will be remembered with much pleasuroby all who took part 
in it. On arriving at Burston station the party proceeded to Burston 
rectory, where they were kindly received by the Rev. II . Temple 
Frere, who showed them his magnificont collection of British birds, 
including the only specimen of the American meadow starling 
(Sturnella ludoviciana ) known to have been killed in Europe, and 
