294! THE NATURAL HISTOEY REVIEW. 



for the British Museum by Mr. Pengellj. — Dr. Gray commuuicated 

 a Eevision of the family Musteliclce, founded on the specimens con- 

 tained in the collection of the British Museum. This group of 

 carnivorous animals, according to Dr. G-ray's arrangement, con- 

 tained forty-seven species, divisible into twenty-three genera, ten 

 of which were stated to be peculiar to the New World.— Mr. G. 

 [French Angas read descriptions of ten new species of Mollusks, 

 chiefly from the Australian seas.— A paper was read by Messrs. H. 

 Adams and G. E. Angas, entitled " Descriptions of Two New 

 Species of Shells in the Collection of Mr. G. French Angas."— Two 

 Communications were read from Mr. W. Harper Pease, Corr. Mem. 

 The first of these consisted of a note " On the Synonymy of Sis- 

 trum cancellatumy The second contained descriptions of a new 

 species of MoUusk of the genus Lafirus, together with remarks on 

 other species of the same genus inhabiting the Pacific Islands. — Mr. 

 Alfred Newton communicated descriptions of two new species of 

 birds from the Island of Eodriguez, which he proposed to call Fouclia 

 flavicans and Drymoeca rodericana. These birds had been discovered 

 by Mr. Edward Newton, during a recent visit to Eodi-iguez, and 

 were stated to be the only two indigenous land birds existing in the 

 island. — Dr. Baird communicated the description of a new species 

 of Entozoon of the genus Bothridium, of De Blainville, from the in- 

 testines of the Diamond Snake of Australia. 



January 24ith, 1865. 



The Secretary read some extracts from a letter addressed to him 

 by Dr. G. Bennett, of Sydney, N.S.W., relating to a specimen of 

 the Lyre-Bird {Menura novcs hoUancUcd), now living in Sydney, in 

 the aviaries of the Acclimatation Society of that city, and intended 

 to be transmitted to this country for the Zoological Society by 

 the first opportunity.— Mr. Sclater exhibited a specimen of the 

 continental Water Pipit {Anthus spinoletta), from the collection of 

 the Bishop of Oxford, stated to have been obtained near Brighton, 

 in the winter of 1859-60. — Dr. J. Murie read a memoir on the ana- 

 tomy of a species of "Whale {Fhysalus antiqiiorum), captured at 

 Gravesend, the skeleton of which was now exhibited in Eosherville 

 Gardens. — A communication w^as read from Dr. G. Hartlaub, For. 

 Memb., entitled " Descriptions of seven new species of Birds col- 



