12 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1909. 
During the winter, papers were read by Mr. E. W. Taylor 
on the Little Owl (Athene noctua) ; Mr. V. G. F. Zimmerman on 
the Wagtails, his remarks were illustrated by cases containing 
Skins, Clutches of Eggs and Nests of the White, Pied, Grey, 
and Yellow Wagtail ; Mr. S. H. Smith read a paper on “What 
we know about the Eel ” ; Mr. G. A. Russell, a paper on the 
Salmonidce ; Mr. Geo. Macbin, Entomological Notes for 1909; 
Mr. R. Dutton, Lepidoptera of Askham Bogs ; Mr. T. J. 
Martin, The Genus Helix. On this occasion Mr. Sowden 
showed six large cases containing a large collection of the 
Genus Helix, showing every species of that Genus, with the 
exception of the Helix revelala ; Mr. Geo. Benson, A.R.I.B.A., 
read some interesting notes on the Geological Maps of 
Yorkshire. 
On the 13th of Oct., 1909, at the invitation of the President 
(Mr. H. J. Wilkinson) over 100 members and friends enjoyed 
a pleasant social evening in the Museum. The proceedings 
were opened by the President, who, in the course of an address, 
gave a brief History of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 
also the formation of the York and District Field Naturalists’ 
Society in 1874. In the course of the evening a large number 
of Lantern Views were shown and explained by Mr. Oxley 
Grabham, Mr. Herbert Lazenby, Dr. A. H. Burtt, Mr. Ralph 
M oore and Mr. E. W. Taylor. There was also an exceedingly 
large and interesting exhibition of various objects of Natural 
History, which represented the Field work of 23 members of 
the Society. 
As a rule there has been a good attendance at the Lectures 
and on Exhibit nights, and some very interesting exhibits 
have been shown by the following Members :—Mr. Herbert 
Stansheld, Mr. William Bellerby, Mr. William Ingham, Dr. 
Hitchcock, Mr. T. H. Martin, Mr. J. H. Evers, Dr. A. H. 
Burtt, Mr. Guy Howard, Mr. Robert Dutton, Mr. V. G. F. 
Zimmerman, Mr. Sydney Smith, Mr. F. B. Sissons, Mr. 
Harry Dale, Mr. Samuel Walker, Mr. Geo. Macbin, Mr. H. 
Dobson, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Ralph Moore, Mr. H. Sowden, 
Air. H. Lazenby, Mr. E. W. Taylor, and Mr. F. W. Lockwood. 
The Society now has 65 Members, and a balance in hand 
and at the bank of £32 6s. 6d. 
