D. MARPLES & CO. LIMITED, LORD STREET.

1884.

The Volume has been edited by the Honorary Secretary:
The Authors have revised their Papers.

The Authors alone are responsible for facts and opinions.

The Society exchanges Proceedings with other publishing bodies, through the Librarian, from whom back numbers may be obtained.

CONTENTS.

COUNCIL

LIST OF ORDINARY MEMBERS

HONORARY MEMBERS.......................

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.....

ASSOCIATES.......

ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY

LIST OF SOCIETIES, ETC., TO WHICH THIS VOLUME IS

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Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, "Reports of Local Natural

Science work during the year 1888 "

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Dr. HERDMAN, "Note on the Phosphorescence of the

Sea at Loch Fyne".

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Mr. T. J. MoORE on "Recent Additions to the Liver-

pool Free Public Museum," Pontoporia; Helo-

derma; Golden-winged Bird of Paradise; Dredg-

ings by Dr. S. Archer and Capt. Cawne Warren...

Capt. S. GRIFFITH JONES, "Notes on Specimens of

the Marbled Angler Fish, Pipe Fish, Janthina

and Carinaria, kept alive at Sea'

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, "A Plea for Bidston Hill"

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SECOND ORDINARY MEETING

Dr. NEVINS on "Proposed Maritime Canal through the

Jordan Valley.

Sir JAMES A. PICTON on "A Pilgrimage to Olney and

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Rev. T. P. KIRKMAN, "On the 24 Edra having only

Triad Summits, and for Faces only Pentagons,

Hexagons, Heptagons, and Octagons which are

reducible to the regular Dodecahedron "

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55

Dr. IMLACH on "Mental Inheritance."

FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING

Mr. T. J. MOORE on "Additions to the Free Public

Museum, Menhaden, European Beaver," etc.

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Rev. H. H. HIGGINS on "Museums of Natural

History." Part I.

188

Dr. SHEARER on the "Insanity of the Poet Cowper."
Dr. HERDMAN on the "Theory of Heredity ".

77

FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING

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Dr. HERDMAN, Models of Coral Reefs, etc.

Dr. CARTER, Fever Diagrams.

Mr. MACLOLM GUTHRIE, Drawings made by Thought

Transference.

Mr. R. MCLINTOCK on "The Early Life of Heinrich

Mr. C. H. BELOE on "The Flow of Water in Open

Channels."

Miss JESSIE MACGREGOR on "Scandinavian Mythology

from the Picturesque Side".....

129

SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING....

Resignation of Mr. R. C. JOHNSON, Honorary Treasurer.

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, "Lepidoptera from West Africa."

Rev. S. FLETCHER WILLIAMS on "The Reformation

in its Relation to English Literature "

EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING

Mr. T. J. MOORE, "Comparative Osteological Collec-

tion of the Free Public Museum."

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Rev. H. H. HIGGINS on "Museums of Natural His-
tory." Part II.

183

Dr. HAYWARD on "Modification of Hereditary Trans-
mission by Mental and Educational Influences" 93

NINTH ORDINARY MEETING

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, "Specimens of Coral from the

Java Sea."

Mr. H. LONGUET HIGGINS on "Communism, Ancient

and Modern"

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TENTH ORDINARY MEETING.......

Dr. NEVINS on "The History of the Introduction of

Peruvian Bark Trees (Chinchonas) into India"...

ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS' Selection of Marine Specimens

from Dr. Dohrn's Zoological Station at Naples.

Mr. J. MUIR HOWIE on "The Possible Effects of the

Present System of Education upon the Health of

the Community."

TWELFTH ORDINARY MEETING......

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