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bourhood of Padang. Three species were described as new and proposed to 

 be called Dicrurus simiaù-anus , Ti/rdmus marmorah^s, and Myiophoneus casta- 

 neus. — Dr. Günther, F. R. S., read a description of two new species of 

 Antelopes , of the genus Neotragus, N. Kirki, from Eastern Africa and K. 

 molaris, from Damara-land. — P. L. Sc la ter. Secretary. 



20th January, 18S0. — The Secretary read a report on the addi- 

 tions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of 

 December, 1879, amongst which special attention was called to a pair of 

 Prong-horn Antelopes, purchased December 4th, and to two rare species of 

 Parrots, of the genus Chrysotis, purchased Dec. 18th. — Mr. H. N. Mo- 

 se le y exhibited and made remarks on some microscopic preparations of 

 Corals made by a new method invented by Dr. G. v. Koch. — Prof. 

 Flower, F. R. S., read a letter addressed to him by Colonel Heysham, of the 

 Madras Commissariat Stafl", giving particulars of two cases of female Ele- 

 phants, in India, having produced young in captivity, — Dr. A. Günther, 

 F. R. S., exhibited and made remarks on a drawing of a West Indian Fish 

 [Holacanthus tricolor], obtained on the coast of the Island of Lewis, and be- 

 lieved to have been found for the first time in the British Seas. — Mr. P. 

 L. Sclater read some remarks on the species of the genus Tyrannus in re- 

 lation to a paper on this subject recently published by Mr. Ridgway, in 

 America. — A communication was read from Mr. Roland Tri men con- 

 taining an account of a new species of Roller [Coracias], from the Zambesi, 

 which he proposed to name C. spatnlata, from its long spatulated tail. — A 

 communication was read from Mr. Alexander Agassiz, of Cambridge 

 Mass., containing notes on some points in the history of the synonymy of 

 Echini, in reference to some papers, recently published by Mr. Bell in the 

 Society's »Proceedings«. — A paper was read by Mr. F. Moore on the 

 genera and species of the Lepidopterous sub-family Ophiderinae, inhabiting 

 the Indian Region. — P. L. Sclater, Secretary. 



IV. Personal-Notizen. 



Spanien. 



(Universitäten und höhere Lehranstalten.) 

 7. Valencia (Universidad) . 

 Facultad de Ciencias. 

 Catedratico de Zoologia, Botanica y Mineralogia: D. José Ar e vaio. 



Facultad de Medicina. 

 Catedratico de Anatomia: D. Francisco Navarro. 

 D. Peregrin Casanova, 

 de Fisiologia: D. José Orto la. 

 de Anatom, quirùrg.: D. Nicolas Ferrer. 



8. Valladolid (universidad). 

 Facultad de Ciencias. 

 Catedratico de Zoologia, Botanica y Mineralogia: D. Pascual Pastor, 



