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In October, Mr. J. II. Gurney read a paper on the “Economy of 
the Cuckoo,” and Dr. John Lowe sent some notes upon the larva of 
Psyche hombycella, and upon the migration of the King Ouzel across 
the Pyrenees. Mr. Southwell recorded the addition to the Norfolk 
List of Birds of the Tawny Pipit, which was taken in a clap-net, 
on October 7th, 1897, on the North Denes at Yarmouth, thus 
bringing the number of fully recognised Norfolk species up to 308, 
not including eight doubtful ones. 
At the November meeting, Mr. Southwell exhibited a specimen 
of the Mediterranean Herring Gull (Larus cachinnnns), from 
Mr. Connop’s collection, killed on Breydon, in 1886, and at the 
same time read some interesting notes on the Swan-pit at 
the Great Hospital. Mr. Thouless brought up specimens of 
Piecilnscyfus vulneratus found by himself on Galium verum on the 
South Denes, Great Yarmouth, being, it is believed, the iirst 
specimen of this insect found on this side of the Channel. ‘ The 
Y'ew Trees of Great Britain and Ireland,’ a book by Dr. Lowe, 
presented by him to the Society, formed the subject of some 
instructive remarks by Mr. Nicholson, and will be found 
a valuable addition to our Library. Mr. Patterson’s popular 
notes, brought up to date, were received, as usual, with acclamation, 
and concluded one of the best meetings of the session. 
In January, after some notes by Mr. W. H. Tuck, on Aculeate 
Hymenoptera in Suffolk, and by Mr. Trueman Tucker, on some 
human remains found in a gravel-pit, at Hunstanton, in 1897, 
Mr. Southwell gave a continuation of his valuable papers on 
the Birds in the Castle- Museum, confining his remarks to the 
Penguins, illustrated by specimens from the Museum collection. 
At this meeting a new species of Sparrow Hawk (Astur hutleri) 
was exhibited by Mr. .1. H. Gurney, and some rare Fruits by 
Mr. Bidwell. 
The last ordinary meeting of the session was held in February, 
when Mr. J. II. Gurney gave a detailed description of the 
additions to the raptorial birds in the Norwich Museum during 
the past year, which was listened to with much interest by the 
members, and a short note on “ Marked Woodcocks ” was 
