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the recent excursion of tlic Society to Felthorpe. A paper was 
also read from Lord Walsiugham on Lepidoptera at j\Ierton ; and 
j\Er. Southwell exhibited an example of Mus alemndrimis killed 
on a Avherry at St. Swithin’s Wharf, at the same time adding some 
remarks on the history of the black Eat, now exterminated by the 
spread of the brown Eat. In October a valuable paper on the 
noteworthy Springs and Spas of Norfolk was contributed by 
INIr. II. B. Woodward. In November Mi*. Stevenson furnished us 
with the results of some researches into the plumage of the 
Waxwing, drawn from an examination of a very large series wliich 
came under his inspection in the winter of 18GG — G7 ; and 
l\Ir. II. D. Geldart exhibited a microscopic parasite which ho had 
found infesting a subterranean Aphis. In December we received a 
particularly interesting paper from Mr. F. D. Power, being orni- 
thological observations by himself and his brother, during four 
collecting trips to Cley and Blakeney, and recording one species — 
the White-spotted Bluethroat, — which had never occurred in Nor- 
folk before. A series of photographs of the Fame Islands, showing 
the multitudes of Guillemots, Kittiwakes, Gormorants, Eider 
Ducks, etc., all sitting beside their eggs, sent for exhibition by 
j\Ir. Edward Bid well, attracted much attention; and Mr. Southwell 
gave us an interesting extract from a letter of Captain D. Gray’s, 
of Peterhead, about the effect of close time on the Greenland Seal 
Fishery. In January Jlr. Norgate’s paper on the nesting of the 
Hobby was held to have quite proved the fact that it occasionally 
nests in his neighbourhood; wliile IMr. Geldart’s paper on the 
destruction of the Lombardy Poplar in the winters of 1879 — 80 
and 1880 — 81 was perhaps of more general interest tlian anything 
which has been offered during the year. IMr. Geldart attributed 
the whole.sale destruction of these striking trees, which has been 
patent to every eye, to two unpreccdentetlly severe winters, con- 
sidering the circumstance of the P>lack Poplar and other trees not 
suffering in the same way amply accounted for by their more 
hardy character. This paper was in part a summary of replies to 
a circular issued by the Secretary. In Fel)ruary wo received 
iMr. Stevenson’s paper on tlie occurrence for tlie first time in 
