26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



" the endeaiwur to render our Meetings attractive, the extended 

 useful nrss of our Lihrarij, and the steady maintenance of our pub- 

 lirationsy 



There have been issued during the year: — 



Trausactions, Botany, 47 pages and 10 plates. 

 do. Zoology, 86 pages and 9 plates. 

 Journal, Botany, 429 pages and 32 plates, 



do. Zoology, 408 pages and 13 plates. 



Proceedings 164 pages. 



In Zoology we hare had a vnluable series of papers on the Mol- 

 lusea o£ the 'Challenger ' Expedition by the Eev. E. Boog Watson. 

 To Prof. P. Martin Duncan we owe some important papers on 

 the morphology of Echiiiodcrmata, and the calcareous parts of 

 Corals, particularly of certain forms belonging to the Fungidte. 



Mr. MacLaclilau has called our attention to the curious fact 

 that the larva of a New-Zealand species of Caddis-fly is marine 

 in its habits. Mr. Day has furnished several papers Avhich deal 

 respectively with the Britisli Salmones, with variations in the form 

 and hybridism of S.fontinalis, and the marine fauna of the East- 

 ern shores of Scotland. In tlie last-mentioned paper, besides 

 enumerating a large number of species dredged on H.M.8. ' Triton ' 

 (in the identification of which he received the valuable assistance 

 of Prof. Jelfrey Bell and Mr. Eidlcy),he communicated a number 

 of observations on the natural history of the Herring. 



The llcv. T. Powell has contributed a short paper on the 

 structure and habits of a Coral-reef Annelid ; and Mr. Phillips 

 has described a new cilinte Infusorian. Prof. E. Eay Lankester 

 has communicated some interesting observations on the habits 

 of Scorpions. 



Mr. Eomanes, our Zoological Secretary, in ctmjunction with Mr. 

 AV. H. Pollock, has favoured us with some observations showing 

 the existence of the sense of smell in Sea-anemones. Mr. 

 Romanes has also read another paper proving that the same sense 

 also occurs in Starfish, and otherwise dealing with the physiology 

 of the Echinodermata. 



Mr. A. Gr. Butler has described some species of Butterflies col- 

 lected by Lord Walsingham during his recent tour in California ; 

 Mr. P. H. Carpenter has described certain new or little-known 

 Comatula) ; Messi's. Sorby and Herdman some Ascidiaus collected 

 duriug a cruise of the yacht ' Glimpse ; ' Mr. S. Hanley a new spe- 

 cies of Donax ; and Mr. W. Gr. Brook a new genus of Collemhola. 



Mr. E. P. Eamsay has sent us a note on the type specimen of 

 Carpophaga Finschii ; Mr. W. F. Kirby some remarks on Chalci- 

 diua; ; and Prof. Cobbold an interesting dercription of a new 

 human Cestode. Dr. Gr. and Dr. F. E. Hoggan communicate 

 tlie results of a careful and interesting histological research on 

 cutaueous nerve-terminations. 



