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BIRMINGHAM NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Microscopical Section. —President, Mr. J. F. Goode ; Secretary, 
Mr. T. Y. Hodgson. There have been nine meetings of the Section 
during the past year, with an average attendance of twenty. The 
papers read were as follows :— 
Jan. 5.—“ Spiders and their Allies,” exhibition of specimens, by T. V. 
Hodgson. 
Mar. 3rd.—“ Notes on the Structure of Fern Petioles,” by C. J. Watson. 
April 5tli.—“Demonstration on Using the Compound Microscope,” by 
W. P. Marshall. 
May 3rd.—“ Holiday Notes,” by T. Y. Hodgson. 
July 5th.— \ Exhibition of Specimens obtained on some of the Excur- 
Sep. 6tli.— J sions. 
Oct. 4tli.—Exhibition of Objects mounted by the members of the Sub¬ 
section. 
Nov. 1st.—“ Report on the Year’s Excursions,” by T. Y. Hodgson. 
Dec. 6th.—“Notes on Lipeurus Bacillus and other Bird Parasites,” by 
J. F. Goode. 
In the absence of original work in the Section, Mr. Marshall’s 
demonstration was the most useful and best attended meeting of 
the Section ; it was also the inauguration of the Sub-section then 
formed for Practical Microscopy, more especially for mounting 
preparations. The Sub-section has held seven meetings. The 
attendance has not been as large as is desirable, and may improve 
as the more advanced work is reached. A somewhat different 
method of procedure is contemplated for the ensuing year. 
There has never been any lack of specimens exhibited at the 
meetings, and among the numerous exhibitors the following may 
be mentioned:—Messrs. Pumphrey and Watson, Botanical; Mr. 
Grove, Fungi; Mr. Bolton, Pond Life ; Messrs. Chase, Edmonds, 
and Elliott, General Specimens. 
Now that a properly classified list of the microscopical prepara¬ 
tions has been made, it is hoped that members will make use of 
them. 
Biological Section.— President, Professor T. W. Bridge, M.A.; 
Secretary, Mr. A. H. Martineau. This Section has held eleven 
meetings during the year, all of which have been well attended, 
the average attendance being forty-one. At many of the meetings 
specimens of a highly interesting nature have been exhibited, the 
larger portion of which, during the summer months, were the result 
March, 1893 , 
