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Mrs. Kenyon contributed a Note iu support of a contention that Cypraea 

 caput-anguis, Philippi, was entitled to independent specific rank, and should 

 not be merged in C. caput-serpenti s ^ Ijinn. — Mr. Brazier exhibited, for 

 Mrs. Kenyon, a series of specimens of Cypraea mentioned in her Note, 

 namely, an adult specimen of Cypraea caput-anguis, Philippi, from Maldon 

 Island, and of its fine variety C. Sophia^ Braz., as well as of a large variety; 

 a small solid specimen of Cypraea tigris, Linn., and a large but young spe- 

 cimen of the same species showing the spots in four rows of transverse bands. 

 Also a young specimen of C. tigris received from Mrs. Waterhouse. Two 

 specimens of a supposed new species of Peclunculus, from an unknown loca- 

 lity, were also exhibited. — Mr. Ogilby exhibited specimens of two small 

 Clupeids, and stated that from an examination of a number of specimens he 

 was convinced of the necessity for forming a third genus of "Rough-backed 

 Herrings". The three genera, will be described in full in an early number 

 of the Proceedings. Mr. Ogilby proposes to segregate all the Rough-backed 

 Herrings, recent and fossil, under the common name Hyperlophinae, and 

 points out that the name Diplomysfut (Cope, 1877) is hardly tenable, Blee- 

 ker having used Diplomystes for a South American Nematognath in 1863. 

 Bleeker's name — which was arbitrarily changed by Günther to Diplomystax 

 — is still in use and gives the title to the family Dijilomystidae of Eigenmann 

 & Eigenmann. — Mr. Fletcher exhibited a series of water-colour drawings 

 of Australian animals, of great intrinsic merit as well as of historical interest. 

 They were the artistic work of Dr. J. Stuart, an army surgeon, who from time 

 to time for some years (circa 1834 — 37 or even later) undertook the duties 

 of Medical Officer at the Quarantine Station, Port Jackson. They are referred 

 to in one of his papers (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. viii. 1842, p. 242) by the late 

 Mr. W. S. Macleay, into whose possession they subsequently passed. Even- 

 tually they came to Sir William Macleay, who handed them over to the Society. 



III. Personal -Notizen. 



Mr. Fernand La ta st e prévient ses correspondants que, dès à présent 

 et jusqu'à nouvel ordre, son adresse est: 



Cadillac-sur- Garonne, Gironde, France. 



Necrolog. 



Am 5. Juli starb in Paris Maurice C h aper, Malakozoolog. 

 Am 11. November starb in Münster i. W. Dr. Fritz Westhoff, 

 Privatdocent für Zoologie, bekannt durch mehrere faunistische Arbeiten. 



Berichtigung. 



Dans la note de MM. Caullery et Mesnil (Z. A. No. 519 p. 482) se trouvé 

 une petite erreur: 

 Page 484 ligne 9 (à partie du bas) au lieu de : calcaire, lire chitine ux. 



7 (» » » ») supprimer le mot: calcai 'e. 



5 (» » » ») au lieu de: calcaire, lire chitineux. 



5 (» » » » ) au lieu de : continue à l'intéri eur du sinu s 

 sanguin â, lire : contenant àl'intérieur un sinus sanguin s. 



Druck von breitkopt' ti Uarvei iii Luiitzig. 



