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thology of North America, illustrating them by occasional obser- 

 vations on the oeconomy and distribution of the Birds figured. 



The reading of the Attempt at the Revision of the Genera of 

 Saurian Reptiles: by J. E. Gray, Esq., F.G.S., was continued. 



June 12. — Specimens of the Loxia punctularia^ L., of the 

 JL. crassirostrisy Gm., and of the Fringilla Nodis, L., from the 

 Newcastle Museum, were exhibited, and some observations on 

 them were made by Mr. Vigors. — The same gentleman subse- 

 quently entered into some general remarks on the Geographical 

 Distribution of Birds, especially with respect to th*? groups ob- 

 served in New Holland. Some observations in illustration of the 

 same subject were afterwards made by Dr. Horsfield. 



November 13. — Numerous specimens of Mammalia and Birds 

 were exhibited, being a collection formed by Captain P. P. King, 

 R.N., F.L.S., during the Survey of the Straights of Magellan, in 

 which he is now engaged. Mr. Vigors remarked upon each 

 species as he presented it to the notice of the meeting, dwelling 

 particularly on those that appeared to be new, and pointing out 

 several new forms which occurred. 



November 29. — At the Anniversary Meeting held this day, the 

 following members were elected as Officers and Committee for the 

 ensuing year : J. Brookes, Esq., F.R.S., &c.. Chairman ; J. F. 

 Stephens, Esq., Treasurer ; E. T. Bennett, Esq., Secretary ; 

 J. G. Children, Esq.; A. H. Haworth, Esq.; J. Morgan, Esq.; 

 R.Taylor, Esq.; N. A. Vigors, Esq.; W. Yarrell, Esq. 



During the continuance of the ballot, the Chairman, J. G. 

 Children, Esq., delivered an Address on the progress of Zoological 

 Science in the course of the last year, which was ordered to be 

 printed for distribution among the Members of the Linnean 

 Society. 



December 11. — The Rev. F. W. Hope exhibited a collection of 

 indigenous Insects, recently formed by him in Shropshire, and 

 some remarks relative to them were made by him and by Mr. 

 Vigors. Among other observations, Mr. Hope mentioned that 

 the larger specimens of the Ripiphorus paradoxus^ which are much 

 more rare than the smaller ones, are uniformly found only in the 

 cells of the female Wasps. 



