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the interior of Southern Central Africa, which were remarkable for their 

 length and gentle backward curvature, with only a very slight twist near the 

 tips. He referred these horns to a new species, proposed to be called Anti- 

 lope t)-iangularis . — Dr. Günther read some notes on a Bornean Porcupine, 

 which he had formerly described as being without a tail, and named Trichys 

 llpura. It now appeared that some specimens of this animal possessed a long 

 and slender tail, but that other characters would necessitate the retention of 

 the genus as distinct from Athenira. — Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.Z.S., read 

 a paper directing attention to certain points in the anatomy of the Accipitres 

 with reference to the affinities of Polyboroides. This form was shown to be- 

 long to the Falconidae, and to have no real affinities with Serpentarius . — 

 Sir Walter Bui 1er read a paper on a species of Crested Penguin from the 

 Auckland Islands, based on a specimen lately living in the Society's Gardens, 

 which he proposed to call Eudyptes Sciatevi. 



5tii March, 1889. — The Secretary read a report on the additions that 

 had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of February 

 1889, and called attention to four Marbled Polecats [Putorius sarmaticus)^ 

 presented by Col. Sir Oliver B. C. St. John, K.C.S.I., R.E., F.Z.S., new 

 to the collection ; and to a fine specimen of Owen's Aptéryx [Aptéryx Oweni), 

 from the South Island of New Zealand, presented by Prof. T. Jeffrey Parker, 

 C.M.Z.S. — Mr. A. Thomson exhibited a series of insects reared in the 

 Insect-house in the Society's Gardens during the past year, and read a report 

 on the subject. — Prof. G. B. Howes , F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks 

 on some specimens of the embryo of Alyrmccobins fasciatus. — Mr. O. 

 Thomas , F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of a new Muntjac from Tenasserim, 

 lately discovered by M. Fea, and proposed to be called Cervidus Feae. — A 

 communication was read from Mr. Joseph S. Baly, F.L.S., containing de- 

 scriptions of some new South-American Coleoptera of the genus Diahrotica. — 

 A communication was read from the Rev. H. S. Gorham, F.Z.S., con- 

 taining descriptions of some new species and a new genus of the Coleopterous 

 family Telephoridae from Eastern Asia. Thirty-nine new species and one new 

 genus (for which the name Lycocerus was proposed) were described. Of these 

 new forms the greater part were from India and China. — Col. R. H. Bed- 

 do m e read a paper on new land-shells from the island of Koror (Pelew 

 group), based on specimens collected for Dr. Hungerford by a resident in 

 that island. The series comprised examples of eight new species of the genus 

 Diplommatina, of two new and very curious species of Endodonta (a section 

 of Helix) , and of a remarkable new genus, allied to Diplommatina , proposed 

 to be called Hung erf or dia. — Mr. W. E. Hoyle read a paper on the anatomy 

 of a rare cephalopod [Gonatm Fahricii), originally discovered by Fabricius in 

 the last century, but little known in recent times. The author gave a general 

 description of the anatomy of the species, and recorded the existence of 

 several tracts of cartilage hitherto unobserved in the Cephalopoda. Some 

 details were given regarding the structure of the pen-sac and the develop- 

 ment of the pen, as well as some new facts regarding the structure of the 

 funnel-organ, and a suggestion regarding its function. The genus was re- 

 garded as being somewhat more nearly related to Onychoteuthis than to Eiio- 

 ploteuthis^ but as much further removed from them both than they are from 

 each other. The creation of the subfamily Gonatidae was thus held to be 

 justified. — P. L. S dater, Secretary. 



