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president’s address. 
September 22nd. The President invited the members 
and their friends to visit Beccles, and inspect his collections. 
Perhaps owing to the lateness of the season, only a small 
number were able to accept. 
September 27th. Mr. Leney exhibited the Great Auk’s 
egg, lately presented to the Norwich Castle-Museum by 
Mr. Jas. Reeve. F.G.S. ; also a rare bird of prey, the Buzzard 
Eagle, presented to the Museum by Mr. J. H. Gurney. A 
paper on the Flora and Fauna of Flordon Common, by 
Messrs. W. H. Burrell and W. G. Clarke, was read by the 
latter. Mr. Patterson read some notes on Natural History 
observations made during the past summer, and Mr. Arthur 
Bennett, F.L.S., sent three botanical papers. 
October 25th. Dr. S. H. Long read a paper on Blowing 
Wells, and the movement of air in subterranean passages, 
and afterwards demonstrated how the drumming of the 
Snipe could be mechanically reproduced. Mr. A. Patterson 
exhibited a specimen of the Velvet Crab, and Mr. Campbell 
Taylor one of the Spider Crab. Mr. J. H. Gurney made some 
remarks on the habits of the Gannet, accompanied by a draw- 
ing representing the flight of this bird. Mr. W. A. Nicholson 
referred to some rare Norfolk plants found during the summer. 
November 29th. On Mr. F. Leney’s proposition, a Sub- 
Committee was appointed to consider the possibility of an 
exhibit by the Society at the Royal Agricultural Show. 
The Sub-Committee decided that a separate exhibit was not 
advisable ; but that offers of help should be made to the 
School of Agriculture, Cambridge. The Hon. Secretary was 
instructed to write to Prof. Wood and Dr. Henry, and ask 
for suggestions as to the help they would require. Prof. 
Wood replied as follows : “I think this is one way in which 
we might jointly carry out a very valuable piece of work. 
I don’t know whether you have noticed lately that certain 
kinds of birds are becoming increasingly troublesome to 
farmers. It seems to me that the time has come when some 
definite information on this point would be valuable, with 
