710 Proceedings. 



Sixth Meeting: 1st October, 1891. 



Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair. 



Papers. — ^1. "The Moas of New Zealand," by Captain 

 F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. {Transactions, p. 93.) 



2. "Notes on a Species of Platycercus (P. erythrotis, 

 Wagl.) from Antipodes Island," by H. O. Forbes, F.E.G.S. ; 

 communicated by J. T. Meeson, B.A. (Transactions, p. 190.) 



3. " On some Points in the Anatomy of a Species of Sea- 

 bear caught off Sumner, Canterbury, New Zealand ; with 

 Notes on the New Zealand Eared Seals," by H. O. Forbes, 

 F.E.G.S.; communicated by J. T. Meeson, B.A. {Transac- 

 tions, p. 198.) 



With regard to seals, Professor Hatton said that the question of the 

 presence of hair or fur was of no value in determining the species, as 

 seals threw off their fur when they reached a certain age. 



4. " Preliminary Notice of Additions to the Extinct Avi- 

 fauna of New Zealand," by H. 0. Forbes, F.E.G.S. ; commu- 

 nicated by J. T. Meeson, B.A. {Transactions, p. 185.) 



5. "Notes on the Earthquake of the 5th July, 1891, in 

 Cook Strait: an Attempt to define the Epicentrum," by G. 

 Hogbeu, M.A. {Transactions, p. 577.) 



At the close of the meeting Professor Hutton exhibited 

 the skin of a flycatcher, which had been sent to him by Mr. 

 Joshua Eutland, of Pelorus Valley, with the statement that it 

 had been shot on a fruit-tree at Kenepuru, near the foot of 

 Mount Stokes, by Mr. J. McMahon. It was a species of 

 Miiscicapa, and apparently M. grisola, the English spotted 

 flycatcher. Professor Hutton was not aware that any of 

 these birds had been turned out in New Zealand, and it was 

 not a species likely to be imported. At the request of Mr. 

 Eutland the skin had been given to the Canterbury Museum. 



Annual Meeting : 4th November, 1891. 



Professor F. W. Hutton, F.G.S., President, in the chair. 



Pajyers. — 1. " Contributions to the Molluscan Fauna of 

 New Zealand," by H. Suter ; communicated by Professor 

 F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 270.) 



2. " List of the Introduced Land and Fresh-water Mollusca 

 of New Zealand," by H. Suter ; communicated by Professor 

 F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 279.) 



3. " List of Land and Fresh-water Mollusca doubtful for 

 New Zealand, or not inhabiting it," by H. Suter; communi- 

 cated by Professor F. W. Hutton. {Trails actions, p. 281.) 



