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ever, after remaining on the spot a whole night for the purpose, he 

 succeeded in killing one towards daylight, which is the specimen now 

 presented to the Society." 



Mr. George Bennett stated that while in New South Wales he had 

 heard of an animal called Gdnar by the natives, and found about the 

 Beran Plains, which was described to him as in some degree resem- 

 bling a Kangaroo, but differing from it in having a bushy tail, and 

 in the form of the head, which was stated to resemble that of the 

 Hare. He suggested the probability that the Gunar and the brush" 

 tailed Kangaroo might be specifically identical. 



Extracts were read from a Letter addressed to the Secretary by 

 M. Lesson, For. Memb. Z.S., and dated Rochefort, December 29, 

 1834. It was accompanied by the subjoined table of a distribution 

 of the families of the Acalepha, Cuv., proposed by the writer. 



ACALEPHA. 



I. Without a central solid axis. 



A. Body simple, entire. 



1. Symmetrical, terminated at 



each pole by an opening. 1. BeroidejE. 



2. Non-symmetrical: the upper 

 pole disciform or umbrella- 

 shaped, imperforate. 2. Medusa. 



B. Body multiple or aggregated. 



a. Homogeneous. 



3. Composed of two pieces ad- 

 hering together, and capable 



of separation from each other. 3. Diphydes. 



4 . Composed of numerous pieces 

 aggregated together. 4. Polytoma. 



b. Heterogeneous. 



5. Animal furnished with ap- 

 pendages of different kinds. 



* Vesicle small, regular, placed at 

 the summit of a kind of stalk fur- 

 nished with lateral ampullce and 

 terminal suckers. 5. Physsophuj^e. 



** Vesicle large, irregular, with- 

 out stalk or ampullce, but having 

 terminal suckers and cirriferous 

 processes. 6. Physalia. 



II. With a central cartilaginous axis. 



6. Body simple, with suckers 

 and lateral tentacula. 



a. Body irregularly oblong, with a 

 vertical lamina on its upper sur- 

 face. 7i VeLELLjE. 



b. Body discoid, flat above. 8. Porpit^e. 



A letter was read, addressed to the Secretary by B. H. Hodgson, 

 Esq., Corr. Memb. Z.S., and dated Nepal, February 25, 1834. It 



