REPORT of the COUNCIL. 
THE second session of the Liverpool Biological Society 
has been a lengthy and a very successful one, extending 
from October, 1887, to June, 1888, and comprising nine 
meetings, of which eight were held in the evening at 
University College, while the last was a field meeting at 
Hilbre Island. 
The attendance of Members has been good, and a large 
number, including many of the Student Members, have 
taken an active part in the proceedings. The number of 
communications brought before the Society during the 
session has been no less than thirty, extending over nearly 
the whole range of Natural History; and the Council have 
pleasure in drawing the attention of the Members to the 
goodly volume of Proceedings, which is now being printed, 
as the outcome of the sessional activity. The work at the 
various meetings has been characterized by its eminently 
practical nature; and the Society may fairly be said to 
have now gained for itself a place, and to fill a want in 
Liverpool. 
During the session, six Ordinary Members have resigned 
and ten new Members have been elected; seven Student 
Members have resigned or left and twenty-six have joined 
the Society. The number of Members on the roll is now 
as follows :— | 
Honorary Members ......... 2 
Ordinary Members............ 53 
Student Members ..........:. 52 
The following is a summary of the proceedings at the 
ordinary meetings during the session :— 
