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1896 the Barclay-Johnston Collection of MSS. and Papers has been sorted,
arranged, and calendared, as already detailed in the Essex Naturalist,
vol. xi., pp. 157 et. seq. ; and that the miscellaneous books have been arranged
and catalogued, a duplicate list of them being sent to the Central Library for
incorporation in the Catalogue there. A Register of books lent out has also
been provided. The collection includes a set of the Club's Periodical
Publications and Special Memoirs, recently bound up expressly for the use at
the Forest Museum ; and a similar set will shortly be placed in the Club's
Library at Chelmsford.
Epping Forest Bird Protection League.—The establishment of this
League was referred to in a recent number of the Essex Naturalist. The
first report has been issued by Mr. Buxton, and shows that the scheme is
working well, and that a marked increase in several species of birds has been
observed in the districts protected by the mutual agreements of the members
of the League. The Council think that Mr. Buxton should be warmly
thanked by all Field Naturalists for his efforts in the protection of the birds
of the Forest district, and beg to suggest that a special vote of thanks to
Mr. Buxton should be passed at the Annual Meeting.
The Council have great pleasure in again recommending Mr. Howard
for election as President for the coming Session.
PRACTICAL HINTS ON THE STUDY OF THE
MYCETOZOA, WITH NOTES ON THE EPPING
FOREST SPECIES.
BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF AN ADDRESS DELIVERED
AT THE ANNUAL "FUNGUS MEETING" ON NOV-
EMBER 2ISt, 1896.
By ARTHUR LISTER, J.P., F.L.S.
I WILLINGLY avail myself of the offer of the editor to find
room in the Essex Naturalist, for a notice of the
Mycetozoa collected on November 21st, on the occasion of the
annual "Fungus Foray" in Epping Forest.
It is the first time that the Essex Field Club has made the
search for these organisms a special part of the day's programme,
and I hope that it will be followed by a systematic endeavour
to encourage the study of the group by members of the club,
though we must not forget that Dr. Cooke recommended the
pursuit at one of our meetings several years ago.
The search was made on this occasion almost exclusively
for the forms inhabiting the dead leaves under the hollies which
abound in the attractive part of the Forest near "Cook's Folly."