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PROCEEDINGS OF THE PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
January 5th, 1882. 
Colonel Drummond Hay, C.M.Z.S., Curator, in the 
Chair. 
NEW MEMBERS. 
The following new members were elected Dr 
Simpson.; the Rev. Mr Dickie; the Rev. Mr Dodd; 
Mr D. Galloway, Vinebank, Kinnoull; Mr Paul Darling, 
Elcho; Mr George Pitcaithly and Miss Pitcaithly, Elcho; 
Mr James Gaudie, Postal Telegraph Office ; Mr John G. 
Millais, Marlborough ; Mr Hugh Crawford, Moneydie ; 
the Rev. John Ferguson, Aberdalgie ; the Rev. Canon 
Hodson, South Methven Street; Mr James Milne, M.A., 
teacher, Little Dunkeld; Mr J. Scott, General Prison; Mr 
Alexander Jamieson, Barossa Place ; Mr James Stewart, 
L.D.S., Princes Street; Mr James Sime, 292 High 
Street; Mr James Fenton, Burnside, Craigie; Mr William 
Bruce Gowans, St Leonard Bank; Mr Charles S. Whittet, 
Barossa Place ; the Rev. Andrew Benvie, Scone; Mr 
James Brebner, Dundee ; and Mr Alexander Westwood, 
Princes Street. 
The following were nominated for election as mem¬ 
bers :—Mr D. Simpson Dow, Springbrae, Kinnoull; 
Mr J. Henderson, jun., Albert Place ; Dr Henry Laing, 
Bridge of Earn; Mr Gray, Bowerswell; Mr Thomas Mon- 
crieff, St Leonard Street; Mr Bain, County Assessor; Mrs 
Gibson, Athole Place; Mrs Dickson, Greenbank ; Miss 
Dickson ; Miss N. Miller, Mayfield; Miss Etta Miller; 
the Rev. Archibald Fleming of Inchyra ; Mr Peter 
M'Glashan, High Street; Bailie Gow, Rose Terrace ; Mr 
William Barlass, Scott Street; Mr Watters, Scott Street; 
Mr James Hewat, Watergate ; and Mr George Wells, 
Queen Street. 
DONATIONS. 
The Secretary intimated that the following donations 
had been received, and thanks were voted to the donors :— 
For the Library. —Bas-relief portrait in marble of the late 
Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, Bart., sculptured by Mr Beve¬ 
ridge, and presented by Mrs Fleming of Inchyra ; large 
bookcase, by Mr Robert Pullar, F.R.S.E. 
For the Perthshire Natural History Collection. —Scaup 
duck, capercailzie, and two ptarmigan,—all from Rannoch, 
by Mrs Robertson, sen., of Struan; spotted crake, pair 
of jack snipe, dipper and jay, by Mr May, General Prison; 
pair of crossbills, by Mr Malloch, Perth ; chub and great 
pipe fish, by Mr Speedie. Large collections of Perthshire 
plants from Dr Buchanan White ; Mr James Coates ; 
the Rev. Mr M'Naughton, Kinclaven; Mr A. Sturroek, 
Rattray ; Mr C. Macintosh, Inver; Mr James Brebner, 
Dundee; and Mr John Dawson, Perth. A series of rock 
specimens from the celebrated geological locality at 
Dal-an-Eas Bridge, Glentilt, and from Rannoch, by Dr 
Buchanan White ; badger, by the Very Rev. Provost 
Burton. 
For the Index or Type Collection. —Twa large boxes of 
geological specimens, from Mr Grant of Kilgraston; collec¬ 
tion of geological specimens from the Rev. Mr Swan, 
Comrie; collection of corals from Mrs Marshall of Dun- 
crivie; specimen of Colorado silver ore, from Mr Duff, 
Bank of Scotland, Dunkeld; bone of species of Moa, from 
Mr Gray, Bowerswell; and Platypus, &c., from Mr Wan- 
liss, Australia. 
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 
The Secretary also intimated that the following addi¬ 
tions had been made to the Library :— 
I. — By Gift or Exchange. —“ Some Thoughts on the Dis¬ 
tribution of the British Butterflies.” By F. Buchanan 
White, M.D.. F.L.S.; “The Scottish Naturalist.” Nos. 
43 and 44; “Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society,” 
Dec., 1881; “Transactions of the Epping Forest and 
County of Essex Naturalists’ Field Club,” Part 4; “Trans¬ 
actions of Hertfordshire Natural History Society,” Parts 
5—7; “ Proceedings of the Perthshire Society of Natural 
Science,” Vol. I., Part I; “Le Naturaliste,” Nos. 51—65; 
“Boston Journal of Chemistry,” May — Dee., 1881; 
“Science Gossip,” Nos. 197—204; “ Midland Naturalist,” 
Nos. 41—48 ; “ The Naturalist,” Nos. 70—78 ; “ Ento- 
mologische Nachrichten,” 1881, Nos. 9—24; “ Entomolo- 
gisk Tidskrift,” 1881, No. 2; “ Revue Bryologique,” 1881, 
Nos. 4—7; “Canadian Entomologist,” 1881, Nos. 7—11; 
“ The Scientific Roll,” Nos. 1—4; a bundle of pamphlets, 
by Dr Buchanan White, F.L.S. 
II .— By Purchase. —■“ Journal of Botany,” Nos. 221— 
228 ; “Nature,” May — Dec., 1881; “Entomologists’ 
Monthly Magazine,” Nos. 205—212; “ Micrographic Dic¬ 
tionary,” Parts 1—6; “ Illustrations of British Fungi,” by 
M. C. Cooke, Parts 1—5: “British Moss Flora,” by Dr 
Braithwaite, Parts 3 and 4. 
Dr Buchanan White said he had received the following 
letter from Lady Louisa Moncreiffe, in reply to one which 
he had been instructed by the Bazaar Committee to send 
to her asking her acceptance of the gold medallion of the 
late Sir Thomas (which was exhibited at the recent 
