COUNCIL FOR I907. 
II 
Entomology. —The Hon. Curator reports:—The cabinets 
containing the several collections of British Insects in the 
Council Room, have undergone careful inspection during the 
past year, and (with some few exceptions) have been main¬ 
tained in good condition. It is intended shortly to replace 
the old and worn Exotic lepidoptera in the cases above the 
British Bird Room with fresh specimens. 
Botany. —An attempt has been made to make the Botanical 
Gardens of interest to the Members of the Society. Over two 
hundred plants, illustrative of the Natural Orders—Ranun- 
culacea:, Cruciferae, Leguminosse, Rosaceae—have been put into 
the garden. 
Geology. —The collections are in good order, and a con¬ 
siderable amount of work has been done in the Tertiary Room 
by Mr. Watson, in the way of re-papering the shelves and 
re-labelling the specimens. Several more specimens have 
been lent to Mr. H. Woods, M.A., F.G.S., of the Sedgwick 
Museum, Cambridge. 
Ornithology. —Many additions have been made to this 
Department in the way of stuffed specimens, skins, and eggs ; 
and two interesting cases, one representing a trained Peregrine 
Falcon with the hood, bell, and jesses on, and the other a 
famous old English fighting cock which won many a main in 
bygone days, and still wears the old steel spurs in which he 
fought, have been arranged by the Keeper of the Museum. 
Zoology. —The collections are in good order, the chief 
additions being a very fine series of stuffed specimens of 
Yorkshire Freshwater Fish, amongst which may be specially 
mentioned a magnificent Barbel of close upon iolbs. in weight, 
caught in the river Swale ; several interesting sea-fish have 
been procured, and some further skins and stuffed specimens 
of British mammals. 
Fibrary. —The Hon. Librarian reports that the Department 
in his charge is in good order. Some useful books have been 
purchased and several learned societies have continued to 
