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form of the tail and the plumbeous colour of the bill, it was conjec- 

 tured to have belonged to some of the Australian islands ; the Par- 

 rakeets of which are distinguished by these characters from the 

 allied groups of the same genus Platycercus of the Australian con- 

 tinent. The lively and active gait of this bird, as distinguished from 

 the slow and climbing motions of the Parrots in general, was 

 particularly noticed. Its colour was a uniform green without any 

 markings. It was named and characterized as 



Platycercus unicolor. Plat, corpore viridi concolore ; rostro 

 basi plumbeo, apice nigro. 



Mr. Vigors also exhibited a specimen of the lineated Pheasant 

 of Dr. Latham [Gen. Hist. vol. viii. p. 201. sp. 14.] which had 

 lately been received from the Straits of Malacca. The bird ac- 

 corded accurately with Dr. Latham's description, as communicated 

 to him by Dr. Buchanan from a living specimen in an aviary in 

 India, and afforded evident proof of being a distinct and strongly 

 marked species. It may be characterized as follows : 



Phasianus lineatus, Lath. MSS. Phas. supra cano-griseus ; 

 fasciis graeilibus nigris undulatus ; capite, crista elongatd, guld, 

 collo anteriori, corporeque infra nigris ; abdominis laterum plu- 

 mis in medio lineis graeilibus albis notatis ; caudd albo nigroaue 

 undulatim sparsd. 



A large collection of Insects, of various orders, presented to the 

 Society by Dr. Leach, was exhibited. It was chiefly formed in 

 the neighbourhood of Rome and Florence ; and notes were ap- 

 pended to the greater number of the species, indicating the precise 

 locality of each, the time of its appearance, its food, comparative 

 rarity, &c. 



The attention of the Committee having been directed to that 

 part of the Minutes of the Council which referred to the prepara- 

 tion of a Report on the animals which it was desirable for the So- 

 ciety to import : 



It was resolved, 



That Sir Thomas Phillipps, Mr. Vigors, Mr. Owen, Mr. Cox, and 

 Mr. Bennett, be requested to prepare, for the consideration of the 

 Committee at its next Meeting, a Report on the animals for the 

 importation of which the Council should be recommended to take 

 measures. 



The following Resolution was also submitted to the Committee, 

 and adopted : 



Resolved, 



That Mr. Morgan, Mr. Yarrell, and Mr. Vigors, be requested to 

 prepare a series of questions on points relating to the generation, 

 gestation, parturition, and suckling of the Kangaroo, in order that 

 the same may be submitted to the Council, with a request that 

 directions may be given to the Superintendents of the Society's 

 establishments to obtain information thereon. . 



