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The Secretary read a letter from Lady Rookwood, thanking the Club for
the vote and letter of condolence upon the death of her husband, Lord
Rookwood, passed at the last meeting.
The first business was the announcement of retirements from the Council,
and the nomination of new members of Council and Officers for election at the
Annual Meeting on March 22nd.
The nominations were duly made, and the list of Councillors and Officers
is given in the report of the Annual Meeting, post p. 260.
The Secretary announced that the Council were desirous of recommending
that the Club should elect several eminent scientific men as Honorary
Members at the Annual Meeting. But it had been found that to do this
alterations would be necessary in Rule II, and Rule XII.
Mr. Cole therefore gave notice that at the next meeting he would move
such necessary alterations (see post, Meeting on March 8th).
Mr. F. W. Elliott exhibited a portion of a quern, which had been found in
a garden at Buckhurst Hill, but there was no direct evidence of its true place
of origin.
Mr. Chalkley Gould said that the quern was of the kind frequently found
in Essex.
The Secretary exhibited two books recently presented to the Club, viz-
the new edition of the Handbook of British Birds by the author, Mr. J. E.
Harting, F.L.S, and Connold's British Vegetable Galls presented by Miss Read,
He also said that he had arranged for the exchange of publications and
information with the Fisheries Board for Scotland and the Northumberland
Fisheries Station.
He also exhibited four beautiful specimens of the Bearded Tit or "Reed
Pheasant" as it was called in Essex, where it was once common in the
marshes below Barking Creek, (Panurus biarmicus). These specimens were
from Rickling Fen,Norfolk, and were presented by Mr. J. E. Harting. And he
announced that Mr. Harting had given to the Club his collection of Land
and Fresh-water Shells, the collection being that used in the preparation of
Mr. Harting's little book, Rambles in search of Shells; most of the beautiful
original drawing for the illustrations in that work were made from the
specimens in the collection.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Harting for his interesting gift, the
President remarking that this was only one of Mr. Harting's many kindnesses
to the Museum.
Mr. John Avery read a paper on "George Edwards, the Stratford
Naturalist," and exhibited a very fine engraved portrait of Edwards. (Mr.
Avery's paper will appear in the Essex Naturalist).
The President said that they were much indebted to Mr. Avery for
placing on record another Essex worthy, who must have been a man of very
considerable talent to have gained the Copley Medal of the Royal Society.
Mr. Walter Crouch also made some remarks upon the paper.
A lecture was then given by Prof. E. B. Poulton, M.A., F.R.S., Hope
Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford, entitled "Protective Resem-
blance, Warning Colours and Mimicry : Some new illustrations of well-
known Principles." The lecture was illustrated by a very extensive and