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VII. Diaj^uoscs of new Species of Birds from the Astrolabe 

 Range, S.E. New Guinea. By E. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S. 



4. "Description of a new Genus and new Species of In- 

 sectivora from Madagascar." By Oldfield Thomas. Communi- 

 cated by Dr. J. Murie, F.L.S. 



5. " On a new Species of Sand-Martin (Cottle) from Mada- 

 gascar." By E. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S. 



March 16th, 1882. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., F.E.S., President, in the Cbair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



H. M. Brewer, Esq.,V, I. Chamberlain, Esq., and A. P. Thomas, 

 Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. Worthington G. Smith called attention to certain destruc- 

 tive Australian fungi new to this country, viz. Ccqjnodium australe, 

 fatal to Conifers, and Isariafucifonnis, a pest of grass in Kent and 

 Sussex. The latter plant is supposed to cause a disease similar to 

 di])htheria, and said to be fatal to cattle. He also showed a Bee 

 caught in England having a profuse growth of the Isaria condi- 

 tion of Cordiceps sphecocephain, a West-Indian form, the latter 

 being closely allied to ergot {Claviceps). 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Observations on the British Salmones" (Trout). By Dr. 

 Francis Day, F.L.S. 



2. " On the Action of Carbonate of Ammonia on the Eoots of 

 certain Plants." By Charles Darwin, F.R.S., F.L.S. 



8. " On the Influence of Carbonate of Ammonia on Chloro- 

 phyll-bodies." By Charles Darwin, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



4. "'Challenger' Mollusca."— Part XIII. By the Eev. E. 

 Boog Watson, F.L.S. 



April 6th, 1882. 

 Sir John LrBBOCK, Bart., F.E.S. , President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of tlie last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



John Blaikie, Esq., C. C. Lacaita, Esq., J. W. Phillips, Esq., 

 and John B. Wilson, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. Patrick Geddes exhibited a series of living specimens 

 under the microscope, illustrative of the presence of Algse in 

 Eadiolarians and certain forms of Coelenterata. 



Mr. Marcus M, Hartog afterwards drew attention to sections 

 of Cyclops and the eye of Daphnia. 



A scries of thin sections of Woods was sIioaxti on behalf of Mr. 

 Wilmersdorffer of Vienna. 



