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to the natural history occurrences of the voyage ; the birds and 
animals met with. And he exhibited several forms of Whale and 
Seal food, consisting of Crustacea and various minute organisms ; 
as well as the skulls of two Greenland Seals, two Einged Seals, 
and a Polar Bear, sent him by Mr. Eobert Gray, — all which 
latter he has presented to the Norwich Museum. He also exhibited 
a very rare little fish of the genus Scopelus, likewise taken by 
IMr. Gray. 
At the same meeting, our most valued and efficient member’, 
Mr. Geldart, read a paper on the Calanus finmarcliicas or Eice 
Food of Whales, from the West Coast of Spitzbergen, and 
illustrated by it the natural law of gradation in feeding, showing 
that whilst some Whales themselves eat this food, others devour 
the Cod and Herring, which eat these little crustaceans, which 
again eat the diatoms, found floating in such enormous numbers 
on the surface of those seas. 
My own humble contribution to the proceedings of our last 
meeting, in the shape of a paper on the habits of some of our town 
birds, entitled " My Christmas Garden Party,” has been recently 
published in extenso, and therefore need not be further alluded to 
here. 
There has been only one Excursion made during the year, but 
this appears to have been full of interest and enjoyment. I have 
received a lively and detailed account of the day’s proceedings 
from Mr. Bussey, but I regret that time only permits me to note 
the principal features of the occasion. 
The visit was made to the Salhouse and Wroxham Broads, and 
the neighbouring district, including the Broomhills, St. Benedict’s 
Abbey, and portions of the river Bure. It is unnecessary to say 
how ample is the material in this district for the study of both the 
animal and vegetable kingdom ; and as the day was fine, the 
opportunities afforded were fully availed of. As usual, this 
occasion for field study fully repaid those who took part in it, for 
their devotion of the day to this pleasant combination of research 
and recreation. 
The field over which “Natural History” extends is a very wide 
