Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London - University Library

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PROCEEDI]!fGS OF THE
his collections to the Society, but the Council were compelled, in
conformity with the policy inaugurated forty years before, to decline
accepting them. In addition to insects these collections consisted
of shells, arranged geographically.
' Dr. Walker was a Fellow of the Entomological Society, which
he joined in 1870, the year before he was elected into the Linneau
Society. [B. D. J.]
June 1st, 1905.
Prof. W. A. Heedman, E.R.S,, President, in the Chair.
The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting of the 24th May were
read and confirmed.
The Prestdetst announced that he had appointed Mr. Frank
Crisp, Mr. Charles Bai-on Clarke, Mr. Horace W. Monckton, and
Dr. A. Smith Woodward to be Vice-Presidents for the ensuing
year.
Mr. Arthur James Dicks was admitted a Fellow.
The Eev. William Jenkins Webb Anderson, Mr. Edward
Russell Burden, Miss Kate Marion Hall, Mr. Frederick William
Lucas, and Mr. Hugh Fi'aser Macmillan, were severally balloted
for and elected Fellows.
Mr. Jesse Reeves was proposed as a Fellow.
Two letters received from Prof. E. Strasburger, of Bonn,
conveying his thanks for and appreciation of the Linnean Medal
awarded at the Anniversary, and forwarded through Sir Dietrich
Brandis, K.C.I.E., were read by order of Council (see pp. 31, 32).
Mr. H. E. H. Smedley, F.L.S., exhibited models of restorations
of some extinct Dinosaurs, Ceratosaurus, and Dljplodocus, also
of Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Scelidosnurus, and Sterjosaurus.
After the President had opened the discussion. Dr. A. Smith
Woodward remarked that many of these restorations must still be
considered hypothetical, for whilst the material for a reconstruction
of the Ichthyoscuu'us was abundant enough to show the
nature of its covering, in others we were still without accurate
knowledge, even of the position assumed by the animals during
life ; the Plesiosaurus, it is now known, could not possibly have
displayed the swan-like neck depicted, as its cervical vertebrae did
not permit of sufficient movement. Dr. C. W. Andrews (a
visitor) and the Eev. T. E. E. Stebbiug also contributed remarks,
and Mr. Smedley replied.
The General Secretary showed two photographs and read a
letter from Mr. John F. Waby, F.L.S., with regard to the palms
mentioned as follows in the 'Proceedings' of 18th June, 1903 :
" A photograph sent by Mr. J. Waby was shown and an
extract from his letter was read, stating that two specimens of
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