8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. W. H. Laug exhibited under the microscope Prothalli of 

 several varieties of Nephrodium Filix-mas. These illustrated the 

 apogamous production of the sporophjte which has been described 

 in this species by De Bary and Kny. Dr. D. H. Scott and Mr. C. 

 T. Druery took part in the discussion which followed. 



On behalf of Mr. John Young there was exhibited an unpre- 

 cedented case of hybridism between Carduelis spinus and Linota 

 cannahina, the former being the male parent. Some remarks were 

 made on the subject by Mr. Harting, who took occasion to exhibit, 

 on behalf of Captain M. Murphy, another hybrid, viz. one between 

 Blackgrouse and Pheasant, which had been shot near Bunessan, 

 Mull, in the month of January last. 



The following paper was read : — 



" On the Di^^sion of a Prothallus of Scolopendrium vul^are.^' 

 By E. J. Lowe, F.E.S., E.L.S. 



March 5th, 1896. 



Mr. W. Peect Sladen, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Ivor Richards was admitted, and Mr. Sj^encer Henry 

 Bickham was elected a Pellow of the Society. 



On behalf of Capt. J. Marriott, Mr. Hartiiig exhibited an 

 Antler of the Burmese Deer {Cervus EJdi), and described a 

 singular condition in another example which for eight years had 

 continued to exude a blood-coloured liquid from a puncture on 

 the under surface of the brow-tine. Prof. Stewart, to whom 

 some of the substance bad been submitted for examination, had 

 found no blood-corpuscles therein, and considered it to be grease 

 in a semi-fluid condition, the nature of the colouring-matter 

 being as yet undetermined. Mr. H. Druce thought the substance 

 exuded might be the excretion of the larvse of some insect feeding 

 upon the internal surface of the horn, and suggested the ex- 

 amination of a section, if possible. 



Mr. Harting exhibited a drawing from life of a Klipspringer 

 Antelope {Oreotragus saltator), lately received for the first time 

 in this country, at the Zoolngical Society's Gardens. He directed 

 attention to the singular position of the hool's and the enlarged 

 condition of the fetlocks, suggestive of injuiy during capture. It 

 was difficult to believe (as alleged) that this was the natural 

 condition of the animal, seeing it was so very dissimilar to that 

 of other species allied to it. 



Mr. Thomas Christy exhibited several cases of Butterflies 

 collected by Mr. Horace Billington in Old Calabar, on which 

 remarks were made by Messrs. W. F. Kirby and H. Druce. 



