PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE, lxxxi 
sustained in the death of Queen Victoria, under whose peaceful and 
beneficent reign the Cause of Science, in common with every other 
department of the intellectual life of the people, has made such 
marvellous progress.” 
The following papers were read:— 
i. “Birds of the Riverside.” By William Whyte. (See Trans ., 
Vol. III., Part III., page no.) 
2. “Scottish Birds, their Haunts and Habits.” By the Rev. H. 
A. Macpherson, M.A., M. B. O.U., Pitlochry. Illustrated by a 
series of lantern slides. 
14th March, 1901. 
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. 
Henry Coates, F.R.S.E., President, in the Chair. 
The following Reports were read and adopted:— 
report of council. 
In presenting their Thirty-Fourth Annual Report, the Council are 
pleased to be able to submit one of a favourable character. 
During the past year 6 Monthly Meetings have been held, at 
which 8 papers were read, in addition to the 2 usual Addresses which 
it is the custom of the President to deliver. 
The attendance at the Meetings has been very satisfactory and 
very regular, the average being 43. The greatest number at one 
Meeting was 51 on 12th April, 1900, and the lowest attendance 33 
on 13th December, 1900. 
Twenty-eight Ordinary Members have been added to the Roll, 
making a total Membership of 412, including 1 Honorary Member, 
11 Corresponding Members, 5 Associates, 13 Associate Members, 
and 382 Ordinary Members. 
During the summer 7 Excursions were held, which were fairly 
well attended. On the 16th April the Society joined with the class 
conducted by Mr. Corr, of Dundee, on Historical Geology and 
Palaeontology, in a Geological Excursion to St. Andrews, Mi. Corr 
being leader, and a very pleasant day was spent. On the afternoon 
of the 28th April the Society had the pleasure of a visit from a large 
number of the Members of the Scottish Natural History Society of 
Edinburgh, who came to see our Museum, with which they expressed 
themselves as being greatly pleased. After examining the collections, 
the rest of their time was taken up with an Excursion to the top of 
Kinnoull Hill along with Members of our Society. 
The Council desire to thank all who in any way contributed 
towards making the Summer Excursions pleasant and profitable, and 
especially do they thank the various proprietors who gave the 
permission necessary for some of the Excursions. 
