Mar., 1890. 
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY’S REPORT. 
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Midland district, some very rare; Mr. Walliker, mosses and 
lichens from Wales and Germany; Mr. C. Pumphrey, insect 
palates ; Mr. J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S., mosses from Sutton 
Park, and the plants collected in the Norfolk Broads by 
Messrs. C. Pumplirey and K. W. Chase. Mr. T. E. Bolton 
exhibited a number of living organisms in water under the 
microscopes. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, a collection of beautiful 
foreign lichens, Perthshire moths and butterflies, and the 
curious dead-leaf insect, Kallima inachis, one of the many 
interesting cases of colour protection. 
Biological Section (President, Mr. C. Pumphrey ; Secre¬ 
tary, Mr. T. E. Bolton. )—During the past year eleven meetings 
of this section have been held, with an average attendance of 
twenty-seven, several papers of great popular interest having 
been given. Among the exhibitors have been the following : 
—Messrs. J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S., B. W. Chase, J. Edmonds, 
W. B. Grove, M.A., A. H. Martineau, C. Pumphrey, Herbert 
Stone, J. Udall, and W. H. Wilkinson. The following is the 
list of papers given :— 
January 8th.—“ On the Flight of Birds and Insects,” by Mr. E. 
Catchpool, B.Sc., of Sheffield. 
February 12th.—“On the Structure and Function of the Air 
Bladder in certain Fishes,” by Professor T. W. Bridge, M.A. 
March 12th. —“ On the Eyes of Insects and the Way they See,” 
illustrated by lantern views and microscopic preparations ; by 
Mr. H. M. J. Underhill, of Oxford. 
April 9th.—“ On the Fin-whale Fishery off the Lapland Coast;” 
by Mr. A. H. Cocks, of Great Marlow. 
May 14th.—“ Plant Marches, or the Geological Progression of 
Plant Life ;” by Mr. J. B. Stone, J.P. 
October 8th.—“Photography as an Aid to Natural History 
Studies ;” by Mr. J. Edmonds. 
November 12th.—“ Notes on Amphioxus lanceolatus,” by Mr. 
T. E. Bolton. 
December 10th.—“ Sound-producing Organs in Fish ;” by Pro¬ 
fessor T. W. Bridge, M.A. 
Geological Section (President, T. H. Waller, B.A., B.Sc.; 
Secretary, John Udall, F.G.S).—Eleven meetings of this section 
have been held, and have been well attended, giving an average 
attendance of 88 per meeting ; 150 members and friends were 
present to hear the paper on the “ Norfolk Broads.” The 
section has been very fortunate in the number of papers read, 
and the fulness of their illustrations ; and the members are 
again indebted to Mr. C. Pumphrey for his continued assis¬ 
tance in illustrating several papers with the oxyhydrogen 
lantern. The thanks of the section are specially due to 
Messrs. Waller and Marshall, and Dr. Lapworth, for valuable 
aid during the session. During the year there have been 
