session 1902 - 1903 . 
XI 
March 25.—Notes on the Fish of the Upper Lea ; by James Saunders, 
A.L.S. 
- Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the Year 1901; 
by William Bickerton. 
- Report on the Conference of Delegates to the British Associa¬ 
tion at Glasgow in 1901; by John Hopkinson, F.L.S., 
F.G.S., etc. 
Nov. 4.—The Geology of North-West Hertfordshire and the adjacent 
parts of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire; by T. E. 
Lones, M.A., LL.D., B.Sc. 
Dec. 16.—On the Habits of some of our Lepidopterous Insects: 1, the 
Butterflies ; by Arthur Cottam, F.R.A.S. 
- On the Shrinkage of the Upper Sources of the River Lea; by 
James Saunders, A.L.S. 
Recent Storms and Floods in Hertfordshire ; by John Hopkinson, 
F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.Met. Soc. 
- The Meteor of the 13th of July, 1902 ; by John Hopkinson. 
- Historic Trees of Bedfordshire ; by William Horley. 
The following lectures and paper were given at St. Albans:— 
Jan. 16.—Bird-Life in Hertfordshire; by Alan F. Crossman, F.L.S., 
F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
March 5.—The Story of our Earth ; by James Saunders, A.L.S. 
Dec. 2.—Some Further Notes on our County Maps ; by H. G. Fordham. 
Mr. Hopkinson’s annual reports on the Rainfall and on other 
Meteorological Observations taken in Hertfordshire in the year 
1901 have been printed in the ‘Transactions’ without being 
brought before a meeting of the Society, as authorized by 
Rule XVIII. 
The following Field Meetings were held during the year:— 
April 26.—Kew Gardens. 
May 3.—Watford Gas Works, Oxhey Woods, and Harrow Weald. 
,, 24.—Harefield. 
July 5.—Ayot and Welwyn. 
The last of these meetings was held in conjunction with the 
Geologists’ Association. 
Three parts of the eleventh volume of the present series of the 
Society’s ‘Transactions,’ containing 120 pages and one plate, have 
been issued during the year, completing the papers read during 
the session 1901-2 and commencing the ‘Proceedings’ for the 
session 1900-1. The volume will be completed during the 
present year. 
The additions to the Library consist chiefly, as usual, of publica¬ 
tions received in exchange. A list is appended. 
The thanks of the Society are due to Mr. T. F. Blackwell for 
permission to ramble through Oxhey Woods on May 3rd, and to 
the Watford Urban District Council for the use of the old Board 
Room for the storage of the Library, and of the Council Chamber 
for the evening meetings held at Watford. 
