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their proceedings to the Natural History Sciences and to add to their 
Assessors accredited representatives of these sciences. Subject to slight 
textual modification, the meeting adopted the Council’s proposal. 
1 he Curator exhibited a Botanical Vasculum, which formerly be¬ 
longed to the late Dr. E. G. Varenne, of Kelvedon, and had been presented 
to the Club’s Museum by our Member, Mr. Alfred Hills, of Braintree. 
Mr. F. J. Stubbs exhibited, and presented to the Museum, on behalf 
of Mr. H. B. Debenham, of Theydon Bois, a hen Pheasant ( Phasianus 
colclncus) , which was assuming the plumage of the cock bird—a not- 
uncommon feature in female birds which have ceased to breed. The 
specimen had been shot at Cheshunt. 
1 he thanks of the Club were passed to the respective exhibitors and 
donors. 
Mr. Hugh Main, B.Sc., F.E.S., gave an interesting lecturette, illustrated 
by lantern photographs, on “ Dytiscus marginalis (larva) digging itself 
in ” to its pupation-chamber in the bank of a pond. 
A paper entitled “ Notes on the Ecology of Lichehs ” was read by 
Mr. Robert Paulson, F.L.S., F.R.M.S., illustrations being furnished 
by actual specimens and by a fine series of lantern photographs (see 
post, pp. 276-286). 
VISIT TO THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM, FOREST HILL 
(482nd MEETING). 
SATURDAY, ibTH FEBRUARY igiS. 
A small party of some dozen members paid a visit to the Horniman 
Museum, Forest Hill, at 3 o’clock, on the above afternoon (by kind invi¬ 
tation of the Curator, Mr. H. S. Harrison, D.Sc., F.R.A.I.), and were 
welcomed by Mr. H. N. Milligan, F.Z.S., who conducted them through 
the Natural History department of the Museum, explaining the methods 
of arrangement adopted. The living specimens of Crustacea, mollusca, 
and anemones contained in the sea-water aquaria attracted the visitors’ 
especial attention, and they were also much interested in the educational 
grouping of the zoological specimens in the North Hall into creeping, 
burrowing, running, climbing, jumping, swimming, and flying groups 
respectively. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Milligan 
for his kind services. 
ORDINARY MEETING (THE' 483rd MEETING). 
SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY igi8. 
This Meeting was held in the Physical Lecture Theatre of the Municipal 
Technical Institute, Stratford, at 3 o’clock, the President in the chair. 
The following were elected Members of the Club :— 
Miss G. W. Dickinson, 26, Lancaster Road , Forest Gate. 
Mrs. R. E. Nicholson, 35, The Avenue, Highams Park. 
Mr. Alfred C. Brown, 58a, Montpelier Gardens, East Ham. 
Mr. Francis W. Thorrington, “ Ferncote,” Curtis Road, Emerson Park, 
Hornchurch. 
Miss A. Hibbert-Ware, F.L.S., gave a Lecture entitled “ Notes on the 
Plumage of Young Birds,” the lecturer’s remarks being illustrated by a 
