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some Mammalj and received from Moreton Bay, Australia. — Mr. H. See- 

 bohm, F.Z.S., exhibited a skin of what he considered to be a young indi- 

 vidual of the Lesser White-fronted Goose [Anser albifrons minutus] , shot in 

 September last on Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland, and ob- 

 served that it was the first recorded example of the small form of the White- 

 fronted Goose which had been obtained on the coasts of our islands. — Mr. 

 Blanford, F.R.S,, exhibited and made some remarks on a mounted spe- 

 cimen of a scarce Paradoxure [Paradoxurus Jerdoni) from the Neilgherry Hills 

 in Southern India. — A communication was read from Col. Charles Swin- 

 hoe, F.Z.S., containing an account of the species of Lepidopterous insects 

 which he had obtained at Mhow, in Central India. — A communication was 

 read from Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, C.M.Z.S., containing an account of the 

 anatomy of Geococcyx calif ornianns. — Mr. Lydekker described three crania 

 and other remains of Scelidotherium, two of the former being from the Argen- 

 tine Republic and the third from Tarapaca, in Chili. One of the crania from 

 the first locality he referred to the typical S. leptocephalum of Owen, while 

 the second, which had been described by Sir R. Owen under the same name, 

 he regarded as distinct , and proposed to call S. Bravardi. The Tarapaca 

 form, which was characterized by the extremely short nasals, was also re- 

 garded as indicating a new species , for which the name of S. chilense was 

 proposed. The author concluded that there were not sufficient grounds for 

 separating Lund's proposed genus Platyonyx from Scelidotherium. — Mr. G. 

 A. Boulenger pointed out that two distinct forms of the Batrachian genus 

 Bombinator occur in Central Europe , and read notes on their distinctive 

 characters and geographical distribution. — A communication was read from 

 Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, containing a correction, with additional notes, upon 

 the anatomy of the Troc?iili, Caprimulgi , and Cypselidœ. — A communication 

 was read from Dr. R. A. Philip pi, C.M.Z.S., containing a preliminary 

 notice of some of the Tortoises and Fishes of the coast of Chili. — Mr. 

 S dater exhibited the head of, and made remarks upon, an apparently un- 

 described species of Gazelle from Somali-land. — P. L. Sclater, Secretary. 



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18*^ Nov. 1886. — Mr. A. D, Michael exhibited living specimens and 

 preparations of an Argas received from Mrs. Crawford, the State Ento- 

 mologist of Adelaide, Australia. These appear to be identical with the much 

 dreaded Argas persicus Fischer, the bite of which was supposed to cause 

 madness and death. — The fifth and concluding part of the Rev. A. E. 

 Eaton's Monograph of the Recent Ephemeridae or Mayflies was read in 

 abstract. The author states in his entire Memoir 55 genera and 270 species 

 have been characterized, in addition to 1 1 nameless nymphs, and 19 species 

 named by other authors which cannot now be classified exactly. Amongst 

 them 5 genera and 68 species may be reckoned new to science and 13 of the 

 older species have had to be renamed. He gives a revised and comprehen- 

 sive summary of the groups, series, sections and genera, a full description 

 of the figures in the plates and complete index to the species and contents 

 generally of the quarto volume. — J. Murie. 



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