LUrtTEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. Jl 



lions were executed in 1843 by the late Bernhard Smith. A vote 

 of thanks to the donor was passed unanimously. 



Mr. Clement Eeid exhibited a collection of fossil plants and 

 seeds which he had found associated with the bones of Ehinoceros 

 and other Mammals in the neighbourhood of Selsea and West 

 Wittering. By means of diagrams Mr. Reid showed the exact 

 position of the bed, and described the condition in which the 

 various specimens were deposited. 



On behalf of ^Ir. W. E. Beckwith, of Shrewsbury, Mr. H. 

 Seebohm exhibited a specimen of White's T]irnsh{Turdus varius) 

 which had been shot near Shrewsbury on the 14th January last. 

 He pointed out that this species, which inhabits Eastern Asia, 

 belongs to the subgenus Oreocincla, an exclusively eastern group 

 of Ground Thrushes, and is the only one which is palaearctic and 

 migratory. It does not breed anywhere west of the Tenesei, and 

 its occurrence in Europe is accidental. Mr. Seebohm added that 

 it had been met with twice in Erauce, four times in Italy, three 

 times in Belgium, once or twice in Austria and Prussia, once in 

 Korway, thirteen times in Heligoland (between 1827 and 1884), 

 and about a score of times in the British Islands, including 

 three occurrences in Ireland and one in the extreme south of 

 Scotland. 



On behalf of Mr. A. Craig-Christie, the Secretary exhibited 

 some specimens, as was supposed, of Lycopodium complanatum 

 collected in Scotland, on which it was suggested that the plant 

 might be regarded as British. In the opinion, however, of Mr. 

 James Groves, who had carefully examined the specimens, and 

 of other botanists present, they were referable to L. alpinum. 

 Mr. Groves pointed out the distinctive characters of both. Mr. 

 Carruthers was of opinion that L. complajiatum had been met 

 with in the South of England, but not within the last 10 years. 

 IVlr. E. M. Holmes was under the impression that he had seen it 

 growing a few years ago near Stroud. 



The following paper was read : — 



" On Variations in the Internal Anatomy and especially the 

 Genital Organs of the GamasincB.'' By Albert D. Michael, F.L.S. 



March I7th, 1892. 



Prof. Chaeles Stewaet, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited specimens of Phacelocarpus 

 disciger, a new species of seaweed from Cape Colony, collected 

 by Dr. Becker near the mouth of the Kowie Eiver. One of the 

 specimens exhibited bore antheridia, which have not previously 



