XIV PKOCEEDl^GS OF THE 



Noveuabcr 16tli, 187(3. 



Prof. G. J. Allman, M.D., P.E.8., Preisident, iu the Chair. 



The Minutea of the hist Mectiug were rend and aigucd. 



J. C. Omau, Esq., E. H. Peck, Esq., aud D. G. Eutherford, 

 Esq., were elected Eellows. 



Mr. Moseley exhibited, in illustration of his paper, examples of 

 the Insular Floras of the Soutli Atlantic and Indian Oceans ; 

 also a collection of Japanese books bearing npon Botany, Horti- 

 culture, and Zoology. 



Mr. Sharpe exhibited drawings of the birds described in his 

 paper. 



The following papers were read: — 



1 . " Notes on the Flora of Marion Island." By H. N. Moseley, 

 M.A. Communicated by Prof. Oliver, F\E.S., F.L.S. 



2. '• On the Birds collected by Prof. J. B. Steere in the Philip- 

 pine Archipelago." By E. Bowdler fSharpe, F.L.S. 



3. " IS'ote on an American Grasshopper, Caloptenus femur- 

 ruhrtim.^' By A. Oppermann ; with Eemarks by Frederick Smith, 

 Esq. Communicated by Dr. Murie, F.L.S. 



December 7th, 1870. 



George BejsTiiam, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



David Alfred Mitchell Aird, Esq., Eaudal H. Alcock, Esq., 

 Capiaiu AVilliam E. Armit, James Armstrong, Esq., Edward 

 Bibbius Aveling, D.Sc, George Dransfield Brown, Esq., Henry 

 Laver, Esq., Henry Skey Muir, M.D., Horace Pearce, Esq., 

 Greenwood Pirn, Esq., Count Werner van den Steen, John David- 

 son Walker, Esq., and Arthur AV. Waters, Esq., were elected 

 l^cllows. 



Mr. Thomas Christy, Jun., exhibited specimens of the so- 

 called "Black Coral," Antipathcs sp., from the Philippines. 



The following papers Avere read: — 



1. " On the Geographical Distribution of Indian Ereshwater 

 Fishes." By Dr. Francis Day, F.L.S. 



2. " Systema Iridacearum." By J. G. Baker, F.L.S. 



3. "New British Lichens." By Eev. AV. A. Leightou, M.A., 

 E.L.S. 



December 21st, 1876. 



Prof. G. J. Allman, M.D., IMI.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read aud signed. 



Thomas Chri.sty, Juu., Esq., aud Eobert Draue, Esq., were 

 elected Fellows. 



