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Kern für gewöhnlich in der napffbnnig verbreiterten Basis des Stieles 

 liegt, behufs der Fortpflanzung aber in das Köpfchen wandert und sich 

 darauf in acht Kerne theilt, welche für eben so viele Knospen be- 

 stimmt sind. 



III. Mittheilungen aus Museen, Gesellschaften etc. 



1. Zoological Society of London, 



20th May, 1879. — Mr. Sci a ter called the attention of the Meeting 

 to several animals and other objects of interest, observed by him during a 

 recent visit to some of the Zoological Gardens on the Continent. — Prof. 

 O wen , C.B., read a paper in which he gave the description of a portion of 

 the mandible of a large extinct Kangaroo, proposed to be called Palorchesles 

 crassus. from the ancient fluviatile drift of Queensland. — A communication 

 was read from Mr. M. Jacoby, containing descriptions of new species of 

 Coleoptera of the family. Halticidae. — Mr. Sci ate r read a paper (the fourth 

 of the series) on Birds collected by the Rev. George Brown, CM. Z.S., 

 on Duke of York Island, and on the neighbouring parts of New Britain and 

 New Ireland. The present collection contained 59 specimens belonging to 

 42 species, of which several were believed to be new to science. — A com- 

 munication was read from Prof. Garrod, F. R. S., containing a series of 

 notes on the anatomy of the Gelada Baboon [Gelada rtieppelli) , based on the 

 examination of a specimen that had died in the Society's Gardens. Prof. 

 Garrod came to the conclusion that Gelada must be considered as a distinct 

 generic form , more nearly allied to Cercopithecus than to Oynocephalus. — 

 Lt.-Col. Godwin-Austen read some notes on and gave a description of 

 the female of Ceriornis blythi, Jerdon. — P. L. Sciate r, Secretary. 



3rd June, 1879. — The Secretary exhibited and made remarks upon 

 two volumes of original drawings of the Birds of India, which had been de- 

 posited in the Society's Library by Brigadier-General A. C. MacMaster. The 

 volumes contained about 270 figures of the Birds of India, most of which 

 had been drawn by soldiers in General MacMaster's house at Secunderabad. 



— Mr. Sci at er exhibited and made remarks on a small collection of Birds 

 forwarded to him by Dr. A. Döring, of the University of Cordova, in the 

 Argentine Republic. — Mr. W. Ottley gave a description of the blood- 

 vessels of the neck and head of the Ground Hornbill. — Mr. Edward R. 

 Alston read a paper »On the specific identity of the British Martens«, in 

 which he pointed out the distinguishing characters of Martes sylvatica and 

 M. foina, and showed that the former species only is found in this country. 



— Messrs. Sci at er and S al vin gave an account of the Birds collected by 

 the late Mr. T. K. Salmon in the State of Antioquia, United States of Co- 

 lumbia. Mr. Salmon's collections were stated to have been very extensive, 

 having been the product of some five or six years' assiduous collecting, and 

 to have contained altogether of about 3,500 specimens of Birds, which were 

 referable to 469 species. — Mr. G. French An gas gave an account of the 

 Land-shells collected by the late Dr. W. M. G abb, in Costa Rica. The 

 collection was stated to contain examples of 42 species, of which ten or 

 twelve were believed to be new to science. — P. L. Scia ter, Secrectary. 



