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in August, a marvellous influx of these birds has occurred during 
the past nine months from Central Asia. 
The Budston Collection likewise contained a pair which it is 
supposed may have been captured in Yorkshire during the last 
appearance of these strange wanderers in England, just 25 years 
ago. These have likewise been re-cased and now stand along 
with the more recent examples in the new Strickland Collection. 
Among the specimens added by presentation is one of 
Bulwer’s Petrel (Buhceria Columbina ), which was found dead 
on the banks of the lire, near Tanfield (Yorks.), on the 8th of 
May, 1837, and is the only authenticated British killed specimen 
extant, as recorded by Professor Newton. [See Proc. Zool. 
Society, London, November 15, 1887.] 
The specimen in question having fallen into the hands of the 
late Curator of Leeds Museum (Mr. W. Eagle Clarke), was 
purchased from him and presented to the Philosophical Society 
by the Curator. 
Comparative Anatomy.-—No additions of importance have 
been made to this department during the past year. The 
collections are however in very good order. 
The Honorary Curator desires again to point out our want 
of Skeletons of the common types, a want which greatly impairs 
the practical utility of our collections. 
Botanical Department.-— The British and Foreign Herbaria 
are in a good state of preservation. 
Mr. Ball, of Mill Crooks, has presented a small collection of 
dried British Plants. 
Dr. Matterson presented a dried specimen of Impatiem 
parriflora which he found growing abundantly in flower in 
August last on ground shaded by trees just above the beach of 
the Sohvay Firth, at Auchenchard, in Kircudbrightshire, N.B. 
This plant is not generally described in works on the 
British Flora, as there are doubts as to w-hether it is indigenous. 
Dr. Matterson is indebted to Mr. Le Tall, of the Friends’ School, 
w T ho pointed it out to him in Sow 7 erby’s beautiful Plates of 
British Flora. 
