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und Ordnungen etc.« wiedergegebenen Souley et'schen Zeichnung 

 entstandene Ansicht fand ich bestätigt , als ich zwei mir von Herrn 

 Professor H er twig gütigst zur Verfügung gestellte Exemplare von 

 Turho rugosus darauf hin untersuchte. 



So scheint es mir berechtigt, das Verhalten des Herzens zum Rec- 

 tum bei Fissurella und Haliotis als ein ganz andersartiges zu erklären 

 als bei Turbo und Neritina. Was Nerita anlangt, so muss ich ge- 

 stehen, dass die offenbar schematisirte Quo y 'sehe Zeichnung mich 

 nicht überzeugt. 



Königsberg, den 29. September 1882. 



III. Mittlieilimgen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 



1. Zoological Society of London. 



14th November 1882. — The Secretary read a report on the addi- 

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

 June, July, August, September, and October 1882, and called attention to 

 certain interesting accessions which had been received during that period. 

 Amongst these were specially noted examples of the New -Caledonian Parra- 

 keet [Nymphicus uvaeensis)^ presented by Mr. E. L. Layard, F.Z.S.; a Helo- 

 derm Lizard [H eloderma hor rìdimi] , presented by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., 

 F.Z.S.; a pair of young River-Hogs [Potamochoerus africanus) , presented by 

 Mr. John Dunn and Col. Bowker, F.Z.S.; and an example of an apparently 

 new species of Dog, supposed to have been received from the Upper Ama- 

 zons, and proposed to be called Cams microtis, obtained by purchase. — A 

 letter was read from Mr. E. L. Layard respecting a specimen of Schoenicola 

 platyura received by the British Museum from the late Mr. Cuming. — Prof. 

 F.Jeffrey Bell exhibited some examples of Limnaeus truncatulus ^ lately 

 discovered to be the chief host of the larvae of the Sheep-fluke. — Prof. 

 Flower exhibited and made remarks upon the skull of a young Chimpanzee 

 from Lado, in the Soudan, sent to him by Dr. Emin Bey, which exhibited 

 the deformity called »Acrocephaly«, associated with the premature closure of 

 the fronto-parietal suture. — Mr. H. E. D r e sser exhibited and made re- 

 marks on specimens of Melittophagus Boehmi, Reichenow, and 3Ierops Dresseri , 

 Shelley, which he showed to be identical. — A communication was read 

 from Mr. W. A. Forbes containing some supplementary notes on the ana- 

 tomy of the Chinese Water Deer [Hydi-opotes inermis) . — A communication 

 was read from the Rev. L. Baron containing notes on the habits of the 

 Aye-Aye of Madagascar in its native state. — Mr. G. E. Dob son read a 

 paper on the natural position of the family Dipodidae, which he maintained 

 to be with Hystricine, and not, as generally supposed, with the Murine Ro- 

 dents, and to be most nearly allied to the Chinchillidae. — Prof. F. Jeffrey 

 Bell read a paper on the genus Psoitis, relating its literary history, and giving 

 an enumeration of thedescribed species. Attention was directed to the exten- 

 sive distribution of P. Fabricii, and to the variations during growth. After the 

 description of other known forms, two new species (P. Peronii and P. ambulata] 



