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The President said that in one of his communications Dr. Manson 

 referred to a report in the Lancet of the meeting of the Q.M.C. at which 

 his former paper was read. He hoped that they shonld at a future time 

 have the pleasure of receiving other communications from him. It was 

 curious that the hearts of birds as well as of carnivora should be found 

 literally stuffed with these nematoid worms — the mature forms were usually 

 found in the heart in birds, whilst the immature forms were found in the 

 blood. 



Mr. T. C. White proposed a vote of thanks to the President for the very 

 interesting communications which he had brought before them. The subject 

 was one which required a great deal of study, and they could scarcely hope 

 that many of the members would take it up, but the President had given 

 them a very interesting introduction to it. 



Dr. Matthews having seconded the proposal, it was put to the meeting 

 and carried unanimously. 



Announcements of meetings for the ensuing month were made, and the 

 proceedings terminated with a conversazione, at which the following objects 

 were exhibited : — 

 Epsom Salts ... 



Glands and Hoods of Nepenthes Chelsoni "^ 

 Gland of Cephalotiis foUicularis... ) 



Navicula angulutum, with a cheap substi-") 

 tnte for a swinging substage ... ) 



Section of Luxullianite 



Aspidogaster conchiola from an Anodon ") 

 Section of Eye of Cray-fish ... j 



Leaf of Camellia japonica 

 Parietaria diffusa 



Proventriculus, stomach, &c., of Lithohius" 

 vulgaris 



Attendance — Members, 54 ; Visitors, 



Mr. J. W. Reed. 



Mr. T. C. 

 2. 



White. 



July 9th, 1880. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited: — 



Leaf of Rice paper Plant 



Section of Sarsaparilla Root 



Argulus foliaceus 



Diatoms — Rhipidophora nubecula 



Dissected Thorax of Blow-fly 



Tongue of Empis 



Acarus — Notaspis lucorum, full grown ~^ 

 nymph, showing perfect creature in- > 

 side ... ... ... 3 



Section of Chalk from Co. Antrim 'i 



Section of Crocidolite ... ) 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. W. R. Brown. 

 Mr. D. B. Cazaux. 

 Mr. C. G. Dunning. 

 Mr. F. Fitch. 

 Mr. R. Hailstone. 



Mr. A. D. Michael. 

 Mr. H. Moriand. 



