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very interesting history of which is set forth in the £ Birds of 
Norfolk,’ vol. ii. p. 3G. Mr. Lucas’s kindly disposition endeared 
him to all, and he will be greatly missed by his numerous friends 
and dependents. 
Amongst the papers which have been read before the Society, 
and which will appear in the forthcoming number of the 
‘Transactions,’ and therefore do not require to be noticed in detail, 
I may mention one by Mr. Gurney, on “The Tendency of Species 
of Birds inhabiting different Geographical Areas to resemble other 
allied species in plumage;” and a valuable paper on the “Vertebrate 
and Plant Lifo of Ben Nevis” by Colonel Feilden, supplemented 
by remarks by Mr. Geldart, followed by a paper on “Hawking 
in Norfolk” by Mr. J. E. llarting, all read at the September 
meeting. 
In October, Mr. E. Corder made some suggestions on the subject 
of, and laid before the Society his proposal to establish, a fresh- 
water Biological Station in Norfolk : ho also furnished some 
particulars as to the probable cost of such a station, which he 
estimated at about .£150 per annum. An interesting discussion 
followed, and it was hoped that the subject, which was also 
attracting attention in other quarters, would not be lost sight of. 
At the November meeting, Mr. Harris gave an interesting paper 
on the Trees and Plants of the Valley of the Wve; and 
a specimen of Pallas’s Warbler killed in Norfolk, and new to the 
British Fauna, was exhibited. 
In January, Mr. Southwell read a paper on “ Some recent 
Discoveries in the Life-history of the Common Eel,” followed by the 
usual report on the Herring Fishery, which, in consequence of the 
death of Mr. Stacy- Watson, Mr. Harris has been good enough to 
undertake. 
In February, communications were read from Mr. Clement Reid 
on the so-called Paradoxocarpus carinatus* from the Forest-bed, 
which had been found to be the fruit of the Water Soldier ( Stratiotes 
aloides), and from Mr. H. E. Dresser on “ Pallas’s Warbler.” 
*See the Society’s ‘Transactions,’ vol. v. p. 3S2. 
