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PROCEEDINGS OE THE 
1 Eyes of Animals.’ In meteorology and phenology there are the 
nsnal annual reports; a paper of thirty pages on the meteorite 
which passed over onr county in November, 1887 ; a record of 
water-level in North Herts ; and a naturalist’s calendar for South¬ 
west Herts. There is only one purely geological paper, that on the 
Chalk Hock, hut the record of water-level, and a paper on ‘ Pre¬ 
historic Man in Britain,’ contain much of geological interest. In 
zoology there are the usual annual reports on the insects and birds 
observed ; three papers on Hertfordshire Lepidoptera; and a 
description of a new spider from Hoddesdon. One zoological paper, 
that on the Hessian-fly, derives its local interest from the fact that 
our county has the unenviable notoriety of being the first in which 
this pest was observed in Britain; another, on the ‘ Nests and 
Habits of Birds,’ is only partially founded on observations in 
Hertfordshire; and the anthropological paper, on ‘ Pre-historic 
Man,’ already referred to, while having a general hearing on the 
Quaternary geology of our county, has only incidental references 
to it. There are no botanical papers in this volume except a note 
suggesting that the diseases of, and injuries to, plants should be 
studied by our Members. The late Mr. A. H. Pryor’s ‘ Elora of 
Hertfordshire,’ published by the Society about three years ago, has 
doubtless taken the place of contributions on our local flora, hut 
there is a wide field open for investigations on the life-histories of 
our native plants. The thanks of the Society are due to Mr. 
H. George Eordham for the chart showing variations in the water- 
level in the Chalk at Barley, and the map showing the area affected 
by the meteorite of November, 1887; and to Mr. Hopkinson for the 
map of Hertfordshire showing its Climatological Stations. 
The library is in a satisfactory condition, and numerous hooks 
and periodicals have been received by the Society during the past 
year, either as gifts or in exchange. The Council desires to 
call attention to the fact that arrangements have been made for 
circulating the following journals amongst the Members:—‘The 
Entomologist,’ ‘Journal of Botany,’ ‘Meteorological Magazine,’ 
1 Midland Naturalist,’ ‘ Naturalist,’ and ‘ Zoologist,’ monthly ; 
“ Grevillea,’ and ‘Journal of Conchology,’ quarterly. The con¬ 
ditions of circulation will he furnished on application to the 
librarian. 
The Council regrets that the Secretary for East Herts, Dr. C. E. 
Shelly, has found it necessary to resignjiis office, which he has 
held since 1886, and desires to place on record the appreciation of 
the members of the services which he has rendered to the Society 
for the last five years. It has not yet been found practicable to 
nominate a successor. 
In conclusion, the Council desires to express the thanks of the 
Society to the Committee of the Watford Public Library for the 
accommodation afforded for their library and the Watford meetings. 
