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PROCEEDINGS OE THE 
particularly as Ornithological Recorder, his reports on the ornitho¬ 
logy of the county having shown a large amount of diligent and 
careful research, and having much helped in the work for which 
the Society was established. To his kindness, knowledge of the 
county, and hospitality, is due the success of many of the field 
meetings. The time he has devoted to the business of the Society, 
his constant attendance and assistance at the deliberations of the 
Council, can only he fully appreciated by those who have worked 
with him, and the Council cannot hut express appreciation of 
what he has done, and regret for the loss sustained by the Society 
in consequence of his decease. 
The following papers and lectures, which, with two exceptions, 
were by members of the Society, have been read or delivered 
during the year:— 
Jan. 31, at Watford.—Gold Mining in Britain, with special reference to 
Recent Discoveries of Gold in Wales ; by John Hopkinson, 
F.L.S., F.G.S., Treas. Geol. Assoc. 
- A Record of Water-level in a deep Chalk Well at Barley, Herts, 
1864-86 ; by H. George Fordham, F.G.S. 
- Contributions to the Knowledge of the Entomological Fauna of 
Hertfordshire. No. 1.—Lepidoptera ; by J. Hartley Dur- 
rant, F.E.S. 
Feb. 21, at Watford.—Anniversary Address ; by the President, F. M. 
Campbell, F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.R.M.S. 
- 28, at Hertford.—Some methods of Moth-collecting ; by R. W. 
Bowyer, M.A. 
March 20, at Watford.—Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during 
the year 1887, and on the Birds frequenting the Tring 
Reservoirs ; by the late J. E. Littleboy. 
- 27, at Hertford. — Some Reminiscences of Hertford in the 17th and 
18th centuries; by R. T. Andrews. 
April 16, at St. Albans.—The Meteorite of the 20th of November, 1887 ; 
by H. George Fordham, F.G.S. 
May 8, at Watford.—The International Geological Congress, with special 
reference to the London Meeting in 1888 ; by John Hop¬ 
kinson, F.L.S., F.G.S. 
- Report on Flowering Plants observed in Hertfordshire in 1887 ; 
by Ada Selby. 
- Report on Insects observed in Hertfordshire in 1887 ; hy F. W. 
Silvester, F.R.Met.Soc. 
- Fish -fatality in the River Colne at Watford ; by A. T. Brett, M.D. 
Nov. 27, at Watford.—Rattlesnakes; by Arthur Stradling, C.M.Z.S. 
■- at Hertford.—Three Weeks in Newfoundland ; by F. W. 
Headley, M.A. 
Dec. 18, at Watford.—The Geological Work of Water; by John Morison, 
M.D., F.G.S. 
The following Eield Meetings were held:— 
April 28.—Pre Wood, St. Albans. 
May 12.—Chandler’s Cross, Watford. 
- 23.—St. Peter’s, St. Albans. 
June 2.—Aldbnry and Ashridge Park. 
■-9.—Harpenden. 
- 16.—Broxbourne and Hoddesdon. 
- 30.—Rickmansworth and Chorley Wood. 
The usual fungus foray was not held owing to the early frosts. 
