56 NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY’S REPORT. Mar., 1891. 
Gingell, who has forwarded specimens from Dursley, Glouces¬ 
tershire. The average attendance at each meeting has been 
seventeen. The following is the list of papers:— 
May 13th.—“ On the Flora of Sutton Park,” by Mr. J. E. Bagnall. 
October 14th.—“ On Animal Pedigrees,” by Dr. A. Milnes Mar¬ 
shall, Professor of Biology at Owens College, Manchester. 
December 9th.—“ On Canadian Birds,” by Mr. J. B. Williams, 
jun., of Toronto. 
Dr. Marshall’s lecture on “Animal Pedigrees” was 
delivered in the Examination Hall to a large audience, and 
was of special interest. It was illustrated by an extensive 
series of very fine diagrams. 
Geological Section.— President, Mr. T. H. Waller; 
Secretary, Mr. John Udall.—The meetings have been 
well attended, and the papers read have been of great 
interest; average attendance forty-three. The section has 
much pleasure in again expressing its indebtedness to the 
President of the Society, Mr. Charles Pumphrey, for his 
valuable aid in illustrating several papers read during the 
year ; to Mr. T. H. Waller for bringing Messrs. J. Swift’s 
new model microscope for petrological work before their 
notice, and for his description of its construction and uses ; 
and to Dr. Lapwortli for his valuable address on the geo¬ 
logical problems presented by the arrangement of the rocks in 
Norway. The following papers have been read at the meet¬ 
ings of the section during the year. 
January 21st.—“ The Magnesian Limestones of Durham,” by Mr. 
C. J. Watson. 
February 18th.—“Some Silver Ores from the Barrier Ranges of 
New South Wales,” by Mr. T. H. Waller. 
March 18th.—“ A Trip to Norway and the North Cape,” by Messrs. 
W. P. Marshall and Chas. Pumphrey. 
April 15.—“Personal Observations of Glacial Action among British 
Mountains,” by Mr. Horace Pearce, of Stourbridge. 
May 20th.—“ A Model Microscope, especially adapted for Petro¬ 
logical Work,” made by Messrs. J. Swift and Son, by Mr. T. H. 
Waller. 
June 17th.—“The Unconformity between the Uriconian and Cam¬ 
brian Rocks of Shropshire,” by Dr. Chas. Callaway. 
October 21st.—“ The Bone Bed of Ludlow.” by Mr. J. Udall. 
November 18th.—“ Rocks of Norway,” by Mr. C. J. Watson. 
December 16th.—“ Crinoids,” by Mr. Madeley, of Dudley. 
Sociological Section.— President, Mr. W. K. Hughes; 
Secretary, Mr. Herbert Stone.—Twenty-two meetings have 
been held, of which seven were ordinary and fifteen supple¬ 
mentary. At the ordinary meetings there has been one 
paper read, viz. : — 
