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'Proceedings' (cf. P.Z.S. 1900. p. 807). — Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.R.S., read 

 a series of notes on Earthworms, which comprised 1) an account of some 

 Earthworms from Eastern Tropical Africa in the Collection of the British 

 Museum; 2) a note on the spermatophores of Polytoreutus\ 3) a note on the 

 spermatophores of Stuhlmannia] 4) remarks on the ovaries, oviducts, and 

 spermducts oï Stuhlmannia] and 5) a contribution to our knowledge of the 

 genus Gordiodrihts. — Mr. F. E. Beddard also read a paper on the anatomy 

 and systematic position of the Openbilled Stork [Anastomus oscitans) , based 

 on an examination of a specimen of this bird that had died in the Society's 

 Gardens. The author was of opinion that the structural differences between 

 Anastomus and the typical Storks were so slight that they did not warrant the 

 placing of this bird in a separate family or subfamily. — A paper was read 

 from Dr. H. Lyster Jameson giving an account of the Mother-of-Pearl 

 Oysters [Margaritiferae] . It was based upon a study of the series of these 

 Oysters in the British Museum and upon an examination of a large series of 

 marketable Mother-of-Pearl Oysters of various species in the London shell- 

 warehouses, and dealt with the specific identity, geographical distribution, 

 local variation, original name, and synonymy of the different members of 

 Margaritifera. The subgenus was divided into two sections, characterized 

 respectively by the absence or presence of rudimentary hinge-teeth. Several 

 new species and local forms were described in this paper. — A communi- 

 cation from Miss Emily M. S h arpe contained a list of the Lepidoptera 

 collected by Mr. E wart S. Grogan during his expedition from the Cape to 

 Cairo. The names of 66 species represented in the collection were enumera- 

 ted in the paper. Two of these were described as new under the names 

 Amauris Grogani and Gnophodes Grogani — P. L. S dater. Secretary. 



2. Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft. 



Die 11. Jahresversammlung findet 



Sonntag, den 11. August 1901 von 11 — 1 Uhr 

 im großen Hörsaal des Zoologischen Instituts 



zu Berlin 



statt. 



Nach Besehhiß der vorjährigen Versammlung soll in diesem Jahr 

 mit E-ücksicht auf den Internationalen Zoologen -Congress nur eine 

 Geschäftssitzung abgehalten werden. 



Tagesordnung für dieselbe: 



1) Bericht des Schriftführers über das Geschäftsjahr 1900 — 1901. 



2) Bericht des General-Redacteurs des »Tierreichs«. 



3) Wahl des nächsten Versammlungsortes. 



4) Ernennung eines Ehrenmitgliedes. 



5) Berathung eines Antrages des Vorstandes betr. einen Zusatz zu 

 § 5 der Statuten folgenden Inhalts: «Mitglieder, welche der Ge- 

 sellscbaft mindestens 10 Jahre angehört und während dieser Zeit 



