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the two, Mr. Busk proposed to restrict Dr. Falconer's name Elephas 

 melifensis, and to call the other and smaller one after the lamented 

 naturalist who had done so much towards increasing our knowledge 

 of these animals, ElepJias falconeri. The two latter species were 

 distinguished by very well marked dental and other characters. — Mr. 

 St. George Mivart, read a paper on the axial skeleton of the 

 Primates, in which the modifications presented by the vertebral 

 column and the adjoining parts of the skeleton of this order of 

 mammals were pointed out. — Dr. J. E. Gray pointed out the charac- 

 ters of a new genus of Delphinoid Whales from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, proposed to be called Petrorhyncltus, and gave particulars 

 concerning other Cetaceans from the same seas, skulls of which had 

 been submitted to his examination by Mr. E. L. Layard, Curator of 

 the South African Museum, Cape Town. — A joint paper was read by 

 Mr. Bartlett and Dr. J. Murie on the movement of the symphysis 

 in the lower jaw of the Kangaroos. — IMr. N. L. Austin read some 

 notes on the habits of the Water Shrew (Orossopus fodiens) as 

 observed in a state of nature and in captivity. — A paper was read by 

 Professor Owen containing descriptions of new species of Indian 

 Cetaceans, which had been observed and collected on the eastern 

 coast of the Indian peninsula by Walter Elliot, Esq. Of the seven 

 species described as new, six belonged to the family Delphinidse ; 

 the seventh was referred to the Sperm Whales {Physeferidce), and 

 proposed to be called Physeter {Eupliysetes) simus. — A report was 

 read by the Eev. H. B. Tristram on the Terrestrial and Fluviatile 

 Mollusks, collected during his recent expedition in Palestine. — Mr. 

 Sclater read a paper on the genera and species of the family of 

 SwifiB (Cypselidce). Mr. Sclater was acquainted with about fifty 

 well characterised species of this family, divisible into two sub- 

 families (proposed to be called CypselincB and Chcet urines)^ which 

 together contained six genera. — ^A paper was read by Dr. P. P. 

 Carpenter, entitled : " Description of two species of Chiijonidae, from 

 the collection of W. Harper Pease." Dr. Carpenter also communi- 

 cated a paper by Mr. W. Harper Pease containing descriptions of 

 new genera and species of Marine Shells from the islands of the 

 central Pacific. — A paper was read by Eitter von Erauenfeld, on 

 some new species of Mollusks of the genus Vivipara, in Mr. Cuming's 

 collection. — Two papers were read by Mr. G. B. Sowerby entitled : 

 •' Descriptions of new Scintillce and a new Fythina," and " Descrip- 

 tions of ncAv species of Conus.'* 



