I. Dragon-flies: Their Life-History Page 1 II. On the Growth of Leaves Page 16 III. Vegetable Fibres Used in Brushmaking Page 17 IV. The Sacred Plant of the Druids Page 20 V. The Mice Plague Page 23 VI. The Earth Pyramids of the Austrian Tyrol (With Two Plates) Page 29 VII. On the Dissociation of a Lichen Page 33 VIII. On Some Simple Means of Ascertaining the Focal Length of Compound Systems of Lenses Page 36 IX. An Error of Instinct Page 37 X. An Observation on Mind in Molluscs Page 39 Exhibits in Natural History Page 42 Annual Business Meeting Page 45 I. A Day with the Dumfriesshire Otter-Hounds Page 47 II. Protection to Birds Page 54 III. Fibre Balls Page 55 IV. Limelight Lantern Exhibition Page 58 V. Natural History Notes: An Otter Story Page 58 VI. Recent Work by Dr. J. M. Macfarlane Page 62 VII. The Shipworm Page 64 VIII. The Kame at Mortonhall Page 76 IX. On Microscopical Measurement Page 79 Exhibits in Natural History Page 82 Annual Business Meeting Page 85 I. The Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock Page 86 II. A Visit to Ingleton Page 91 III. The Interior of the Earth Page 97 IV. Some Recent Researches on Grafting and Their Bearing Page 107 V. On a Bifid Earthworm Page 108 VI. David Douglas Page 109 Exhibits in Natural History Page 111 Annual Business Meeting Page 114 I. Natural History Notes on Japan Page 115 II. Geological Notes from Arran Page 118 III. Cats Page 126 IV. Do Trout Purify or Pollute Water? Page 126 V. On Flies Page 130 VI. Daubenton's Bat Page 131 VII. Glimpses of Trout Page 138 VIII. The Little Auk Page 145 IX. Mr. G. Don's Specimen of Holy Grass Page 148 Exhibits in Natural History Page 149 Annual Business Meeting Page 150 I. The Roller Page 151 II. Poisonous Plants Page 152 III. Glaciers Page 157 IV. Gossip about Gulls Page 158 V. Popular Delusions in Natural History Page 168 VI. Notes on Morvern, Argyllshire Page 187 VII. Notes on Last Summer's Excursions Page 193 VIII. Recent Researches on Snake Poison Page 200 In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Brown (with a Portrait) Page 204 Exhibits in Natural History Page 205 Annual Business Meeting Page 206 I. Migration of the Hirundines Page 207 II. Bees: A Year's Work in the Hive Page 208 III. In Memoriam: Andrew Moffat Page 214 IV. Flax (Linum Usitatissimum) Page 218 V. The Magpie Page 219 VI. Birds of Kintail, Ross-shire Page 224 VII. A Badger Colony in Dalmeny Park Page 232 VIII. Supplementary Note on the Great Auk or Garefowl (Alca impennis Linn.) (with Five Plates) Page 237 IX. The Kea, or New Zealand Parrot Page 273 X. The Upper Elf Loch, Braids (First Paper) Page 276 XI. Plant Origins (Report from the Microscopical Section) Page 288 Microscopical and Natural History Exhibition Page 291 Notes on Last Summer's Excursions Page 293 Exhibits in Natural History Page 299 Annual Business Meeting Page 299 I. The Illustration of Birds' Nests by Photography Page 301 II. Microscopic Life Page 304 III. Microscopy and Some of Its Uses Page 312 IV. Corals and Coral Islands, with Special Reference to the New Hebrides Group Page 320 V. Additional Notes on the Great Auk or Garefowl (Alca impennis Linn.) Page 327 VI. Castings of Owls Page 341 VII. Wasps: Their Life-History and Habits Page 342 VIII. Daubenton's Bat Page 352 IX. On the Diatomaceae Page 354 X. The Upper Elf Loch, Braids (Second Paper) (with Plate) Page 369 XI. A Pet Cuckoo Page 385 XII. Notes on a Few Rare Mosses Page 387 Conversazione, and Microscopic and Natural History Exhibition (with Programme and Plan of Hall) Page 389 Plants Which Dissipate Energy (Report from the Microscopical Section) Page 392 Exhibits in Natural History Page 396 Annual Business Meeting Page 397 Index to Volume Page 399