lO PROCEEBINGS OF THE 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Ou the Brain of the Edentata, including Ghlamydophorusy 

 By Dr. Elliott Smith. (Comniuuicated by Prot. Gr. B. Howes, 

 Sec. L.S.) 



2. " Preliminary Account of some New Zealand Actiniaria/' 

 By Mr. H. Earquhar. (Coinmuaicated by T. W. Kirk, F.L.S.) 



April 21st, 1898. 



Dr. Albert C. L. Gr. Gunthek, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read aud confirmed. 



Messrs. Horace Taberer Brown and Albert Howard Trow 

 were elected Fellows, and Dr. Otto Stapf aud Mr. William Plane 

 Pycraft, xlssociates of the Society. 



In view of the approaching Anniversary Meeting, Messrs. 

 Osbert Salvin aud Antony Gepp were elected Auditors on 

 behalf of the Council, aud Messrs. Thomas Christy and Edward 

 A. Batters on the j^art of the Fellows. 



On behalf of Lieut.-Col. Birch-Eeyuardson there Avas ex- 

 hibited a portion of the truuk of au apple-tree which had beeu 

 so seriously attacked by Water Voles (Arvicola amphihius) as to 

 cause the death of the tree, and several others, it was stated, had 

 been similarly injured. Such extensive damage from such a 

 cause v\as regarded as unusual. 



Mr. G. E. Barrett Hamilton exhibited a head of the common 

 Brown B/at (illiis decumanus) showing Hi curious deformity arising 

 from injury to the incisor teeth. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Structure of Deiidrocerosy By Prof. Douglas H. 

 Campbell, F.M.L.S. 



2. " On the Morphology of the Owls (Part I. Pterylography)." 

 By W. P. Pycraft, A.L.S. 



3. " On the Thymus and Thyroid of Marsupials." By James 

 Johustone, A.li.C.S, (Communicated by Prof. G. B. Howes, 

 SecL.S.) 



May 5th, 1898. 



Dr. Albert C. L. G. Gunther, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. William George Freeman, Albert William Brown, 

 and Horace Taberer Brown were admitted Fellows of the Society, 



