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Mr. Nash — Foraminifera, scale of flying fish, <fcc. 
Mr. Armstrong — Whisker of walrus, eggs of house fly, tendon 
from human hand, deep-sea soundings, &c. 
Mr. Jackson — Pith of briar, hard fern spore, &c. 
Mr. Chaffers — Parasite of pike, tongue of limpet, tongue of 
moth, ear of white mouse, <fcc. 
Mr. Wilmott — Tonge of Limneus pereger, parasite of pike, lung 
of fresh-water mussel, spores of Osmunda regalis. 
The following contributions were added to the Society’s 
cabinet : 
Mr. Armstrong — Hook and spiracle of caterpillar and tracheae 
of silkworm. 
Mr. Jackson — Spores of Blechnum boreale, pith of wild briar. 
Mr. Hyde — Pith of elder, section of pine seed. 
Air. Chaffers — Spiracle of moth, forelegs of wasp, and head of 
sheep tick. 
February 8i tli, 1869. — Mr. Chaffers presiding. 
Minutes of preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
Moved, seconded, and carried, “ That the Section take in the 
Quarterly ‘Journal of Microscopical Science’ for this year.” 
It was agreed that each member should, at the next meeting, 
bring a slide or slides of the cockroach or cricket, with observa- 
tions thereon. 
Mr. Armstrong to read a paper at the meeting on 8th March ; 
subject left to himself. 
Remainder of evening spent by Mr. Aylward and Mr. Chaffers 
each dissecting tongue of Helix aspersa ; Mr. Jackson dissecting 
Dyliscus beetle ; Mr. Armstrong exhibiting a series of slides, the 
garden spider and its dissections; Mr. Willmot exhibiting para- 
sites from Argulus foliaceus. 
Several presentations were made to the Society’s cabinet by 
Messrs. Armstrong, Hope, Aylward, and Hyde. 
February 22nd, 1869. — Mr. Chaffers, President, in the chair. 
In accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting, 
each member brought slides of the cricket or cockroach. 
Mr. Aylward — Gizzard of cockroach, head of ditto dissected; 
head, gizzard, section of gizzard, anipasiter, spiracles, tracheae, 
tongue, and eggs of cricket. 
Mr. Jackson — Legs and wing-case of cricket; antennae of 
Dyliscus. 
Mr. Chaffers — Gizzard of cricket ; two slides of legs and abdo- 
men of cockroach. 
Mr. Nash — Elytron and antennae of cricket. 
Mr. Armstrong — Two cockroaches mounted entire, head and 
legs of ditto ; and gizzard of cricket. 
Mr. H. Hyde — Leg of cricket. 
Mr. Wilmot — Gizzard of cockroach. 
