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keen were his powers of observation. Our ‘ Transactions ’ 
contain three Anniversary Addresses (one given in the absence 
of a President, Earl Cowper) and eight other papers by him, 
and one read only a short time before his death is not yet 
printed. In onr ‘ Proceedings ’ there are also frequent reports 
of his remarks at our evening and field meetings. 
Ten Ordinary Meetings, in addition to the Anniversary 
Meeting, were held during the year; they were equally divided 
between Watford and St. Albans. One meeting was held in 
conjunction with the Watford Photographic Society. 
The following papers and lectures were read or delivered, two 
of the lectures being given both at Watford and St. Albans :— 
Jan. 14.—The Camera as an aid to the Study of Birds ; by 
W. Bickerton, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. (Repeated on Feb. 11.) 
- 28.—The Batoka Gorge of the Zambesi : a Study in River 
Erosion; by G. W. Lamplugh, F.R.S., F.G.S. 
Feb. 25.—The Chalk of Hertfordshire and the Ocean in which it was 
formed; by H. Kidner, F.G.S. 
March 10.—The Post-larval Development of the German or Crucian 
Carp ; by G. E. Bullen, 
-- Morocco ; by R. E. Groves. (Repeated on Dec. 8.) 
-24.—Recent Discoveries of Paleolithic Implements in Hertford¬ 
shire and Bedfordshire ; by the late Sir John Evans, 
K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., etc. 
Report on Phenological Phenomena observed in Hertfordshire 
during the year 1907 ; by Edward Mawley, F. R. Met. Soc. 
The Climate of Hertfordshire deduced from Meteorological 
Observations taken during the twenty years 1887-1906 ; 
by John Hopkinson, F. R. Met. Soc., Assoc. Inst. C. E., etc. 
The Soils and Sub-soils of the Rothamsted Estate ; by 
Horace B. Woodward, F.R.S., F.G.S. 
April 28.—Anniversary Address : The Celtic Province : its Extent and 
its Marine Fauna ; by the President, the Rev. Canon 
A. M. Norman, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., F.L.S. 
May 12.—Lepidoptera observed in Hertfordshire in the year 1907 ; 
by A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.E.S. 
- Notes on Birds observed in Hertfordshire during the year 
1907 ; by W. Bickerton, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
- The Weather of the year 1907 in Hertfordshire; by John 
Hopkinson, F.R. Met. Soc., Assoc. Inst. C. E., etc. 
Report on the Conference of Delegates to the British 
Association at Leicester in 1907 ; by John Hopkinson. 
Oct. 27.—The Bird Life of the Fame Islands; by Arthur Wheelwright. 
Nov. 24.—Insects and other Creatures met with in South America; 
by Capt. H. W. Fison. 
Seven Field Meetings were held during the spring and summer, 
as follows:— 
April 4.—Leighton Buzzard. 
,, 11.—Potters Bar and Water End. 
,, 25.—Boxmoor and Leverstock Green. 
May 16.—Harrow Weald. 
,, 23.—Totteridge. 
,, 30.—Zoological Gardens. 
June 13.—Kew Gardens. 
