Natural History. 371 



H. E. Strickland, Esq. — On the Development of the Tail 

 Feathers of Vidua paradisea. 



J. Gould, Esq., F.R.S.— Notice of the Ornithological Col- 

 lections made by Mr J. M'Gillivray, on the North Coast of 

 Australia. 



A. Strickland, Esq.-^On the Changes of Colour of British 

 Birds. 



R. M'Andrew, Esq. — Record of the Distribution of Marine 

 Animals according to depth, in a cruise from Vigo to Tunis. 



Dr Lankester. — Report on the Registration of Periodic 

 Phenomena. 



W. T. C. Thomson, Esq. — Notice of the application of 

 Photography to the Compound Microscope. 



Rev. T. Rankine. — Zoological Memoranda. 



Dr Carpenter gave a very interesting account of the re- 

 paration of the species of the echinida, and also an anatomical 

 description of the foraminifera of the tertiary strata. 



Dr Mantell gave an exposition of the dental organs of the 

 iguanodon of the Wealden formation, exhibited teeth and 

 portions of the lower jaw of that reptile, and also a portion 

 of an upper jaw lately found, which completely confirmed his 

 previous conjectures regarding the position of the teeth of the 

 upper jaw. He also exhibited a drawing of the humerus of 

 a gigantic lizard called Pelorosaurus, which had been also 

 recently found in the Wealden. 



Dr Hugli Cleghorn read a paper on the grass cloth, the 

 produce of Bohmeria nivea, a kind of nettle. The first men- 

 tion he found of it was in 1698, afterwards in a history of 

 Japan, and by the great botanist Thunberg. The plant oc- 

 curred in India and China, and a coarse cloth was made from 

 it for the summer dress of the poorer classes, while a much 

 finer was made for the use of the rich. 



A paper was read by J. WoUey, Esq., on the birds of the 

 Faroe Islands, as observed by the author on a visit there 

 last year. He gave a sketch of the relative situation, geolo- 

 gical structure, and climate of the group, with a reference to 

 their organic productions, as far as these had any bearing on 

 the presence or absence of various kinds of birds. In illus- 

 tration of the abundance of certain kinds of food, was men- 



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