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shot. The Earl of Leicester gave especial orders for their protection 
at ITolkham, vdiere, in consequence, they remained on the sandhills 
near the sea and were unmolested. I regret that no one has given 
us an article for our jmges on the irruption of these Sand Grouse. 
It has, however, been done, and very well done, by Mr. Southwell 
in the ‘ Zoologist’ (1888, p. 412). At the time of writing it is not 
certain tliat any are left in the County, but a pair in confinement 
at iSTorthrepps Hall are very flourishing, and may possibly produce 
eggs in time. 
At this meeting an article by Lord Lilford was read, treating of 
some portion of the liaptorial Collection in the Lilford Aviaries, 
which have been Avell known to scientific men for many years. 
Ilis paper is full of interesting facts and observations, but I need 
say no more of it, as it is to appear in full in our ‘ Transactions.’ 
The only regret of those present was, that the state of Lord Lilford’s 
health did not allow him to be present with us to read it himself, 
an oliice Avhicli Mr. AV. II. Bid well undertook in his absence. 
Mr. II. L). Geldart also read some notes on ‘TheElora of llaiTeston,’ 
in wliich he praised that work highly for its accuracy, arrangement, 
and execution, and at the same time pointed out the value of the 
labours of such local associations as the Haiieston Botanical Club, 
of whose observations this Elora is a record. Mr. Galpin’s work 
will probably be a very valuable help when another British Flora 
is published ; and the appendix on Birds, by Air. C. Candler, 
is very well done and includes one hundred and twenty-six species, 
of which the rarest is the Dusky (Shearwater, which was for some 
time on view at the Aluseum. 
In September Lord Lilford sent for exhibition the only Xorfolk- 
killed specimen of the Boseate Tern, which ho has presented to 
the Aluseum, and the Eev. AVilliam Bailee showed some admirable 
photographs of his Alute Swans at Cringleford. Mr. James Edwards 
also favoured us ivith a sight under the microscope of some minute 
frog-like forms of life from the gizzards of ^ijlria viKoria and 
Cijanenila auecA^a recently obtained in Xorfolk by Dr. Power. 
In October Colonel Butler sent a I lawlinch’s ne.st, beautifully 
preserved, on a Cedar bough from I Icrringlleet, and Air. Bridgman 
