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Percoids and Berycoids. He considered it an Elopine Clupeoid. — A com- 

 munication was read from Mr. James W. Davis , F.G.S., containing a note 

 on a fossil species of Chlamydoselachus. The author pointed out that some 

 teeth from the Pliocene of Orciano, Tuscany, figured and described by R. 

 Lawley in 1876, were referable to this newly-discovered genus of Sharks. 

 He named the fossil species C. Lawleyi. — Mr. Frank E. Beddard read the 

 fourth of a series of notes on the anatomy of Earthworms. The present com- 

 munication treated of the structure of Cryptoclrilus Fletcheri, a new species 

 from Queensland. — A communication was read from Mr. Roland Trimen, 

 F.Z.S., containing observations on Bipalium keivense, of which worm he had 

 obtained many specimens from gardens at the Cape. — Dr. Günther gave 

 the description of two new species of fishes from the Mauritius, proposed to 

 be Xi.axQ.ea. Platycephalus subfasciatus and Laiilus fronticmctus . — Mr. S dater 

 read a note on the Wild Goats of the Caucasus, in which he pointed out the 

 distinctions between Capra caticasica and C. Fallasi, which had been until 

 recently confounded together. — Mr. G. B oui enger made remarks on the 

 skull and cervical vertebrae of Meiolania, Owen [Ceratochelys, Huxley), and 

 expressed the opinion that these remains indicated a Pleurodiran Chelonian 

 of terrestrial and herbivorous habits. The peculiar structure of the tail 

 pointed to a distinct family [Meiolaniidœ) . — A second paper by Mr. 

 Boule nger contained remarks on a rare American freshwater Tortoise, 

 Emys Blandingii, Holbrook, which was shown to be a close ally of Emys 

 oì-bicidaì-is of European fresh waters, but to present distinct difi"erential 

 characters. — Mr. A. Dendy read a paper on the West-Indian Sponges of 

 the family Chalininœ^ and gave descriptions of some new species. — Mr. H. 

 Seebohm gave the description of a new species of Thrush, from Southern 

 Brazil, proposed to be called Menila subalaris. — A communication was read 

 from Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, containing the description of a new species 

 of the genus Calypfomena, lately discovered by Mr. John Whitehead on the 

 mountain of Kina-Balu, in Borneo, which he proposed to name C. White- 

 headi. — P. L. Sciate r, Secretary. 



IV. Personal-Notizen. 



Landwirthschaftliche Institute. 



1. Königl. Landwirthschaftliche Hochschule, Berlin. 



Prof. Dr. ph. Alfr. Nehring, Docent für allg. Zoologie und vergi. 

 Anatomie, sowie für Zoologie und Geschichte der Hausthiere ; Vor- 

 stand der zoolog. Sammlung des kön. landwirthschaftlichen Museums. 

 (Alt-Moabit, 98. II.) 



Assistent: Dr. phil. Ernst Schaff. 



Dr. ph. F. Kar seh, Docent für Entomologie, Bienenzucht und Seiden- 

 bau. 



Dr. med. N. Zuntz, Professor, Docent für Thierphysiologie, Vorstand 

 des thierphysiologischen Instituts. 



Assistent : Dr. ph. Curt Lehmann, Docent für Thierzucht, Fütterungs- 

 lehre und Molkereiwesen. 



Druck von ßreitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig. 



