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means unknown in England. — Dr. Hans Gadow, C.M.Z.S., read a 

 paper on some points in the anatomy of Pterocles, with remarks on its syste- 

 matic position. Detailed descriptions of the alimentary organs and of the 

 muscles were given. The author took the opportunity of discussing the 

 classificatory or systematic value of the caeca in birds. Then, after pointing 

 out the difficulties of placing the Sand-Grouse in the Avian system, he came 

 to the conclusion that the Pterocletes (Sclater) should be considered as a group 

 coordinate to the Rasores, Columbae, and Limicolae, between which they 

 formed a connecting link. — Mr. W. A.Forbes read a note on a peculia- 

 rity of the trachea in the Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise [Selencnles nigra) as 

 observed in a male specimen that hat recently died in the Society's Gardens. 

 — Mr. R. Bowdler Sharp e read a note on the Strix Oustaleti of Hart- 

 laub, and pointed oixt that this bird was none other than the Grass- Owl 

 [Strix candida). — Capt, G.E. Shelley gave the descriptions of some new 

 species of birds which had been obtained in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, 

 Natal. These the author proposed to name Antlms Butteri (a very interesting 

 Yellow-breasted Pipit), Sphenoeactis natalensis (the Natal representative of S. 

 africanus) , and S. intermedius (an intermediate form from Kaffraria) . — 

 Messrs. Go dm an and S al vin read a paper in which was given the de- 

 scriptions of some new species of Butterflies of the genus Agrias, from the 

 valley of the Amazons. — Mr. E. J. Mi er s read an account of a collection 

 of Crustaceans which had been made by M. V. de Robillard at the Mauritius. 

 The author called special attention to a fine Spider-crab dredged up from a 

 depth of 80 fathoms, which he proposed to name Naia Robillardi. — 

 P. L. Sclater, Secretary. 



IV. Personal-Notizen. 



Christchurch, New Zealand. — Dr. Wilhelm Haacke (vgl. Zool. 

 Anz. No. 9t). p. 580) erhielt im Februar d. J. einen Ruf nach Adelaide (Süd- 

 Australien), um die Direction des dortigen Museums zu übernehmen, wel- 

 chem Rufe er unmittelbar folgte. 



Halle a. S. — An Stelle des verstorbenen Giebel ist Prof. Gre- 

 nache r (bisher in Rostock) zum ord. Professor der Zoologie ernannt worden. 



Rostock. — An Stelle des Prof. G r e n a c h e r ist Prof. Dr. A. G o e 1 1 e 

 (bisher in Straßburg) zum ord. Professor der Zoologie ernannt worden. 



Straßburg i. Eis. — An Stelle des Prof. Goette ist Dr. Ludw. 

 Döderlein, bis vor Kurzem in Japan, zum Director der zoologisch-osteo- 

 logischen Abtheilung des naturhistorischen Museums der Stadt Straßburg 

 ernannt worden. 



Edinburgh. — Mr. E. Ray Lankester, Jodrell Professor of Zoo- 

 logy in University College, London, war gegen Ende März zum Nachfolger Sir 

 Wyville Thomson's als Regius Professor. of Natural History in Edinburgh 

 ernannt worden, hat aber vor wenig Tagen auf diese Ernennung verzichtet. 



N e c r I g. 



Am 1 9 . April starb Charles Darwin, der Reformator der organischen 

 Naturwissenschaften, auf seiner Besitzung in Kent. 



Druck von Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig. 



