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one specimen having a band of confluent blotches around the thicker end 

 of pale ochraceous-brown and dull chestnut-red, intermingled with a few 

 underlying spots of light purplish-red; the other has the markings, which 

 are of a rich purplish-red, smaller and more evenly distributed over the sur- 

 face of the shell , also a few under-lying spots of much paler shades of the 

 same colour. Length (A) 0,75 X 0,58 inch; (B) 0,72X0,6 inch. The 

 specimens were kindly lent for description by Mr. Charles French, Junr., 

 Assistant Government Entomologist, Melbourne, — Mr. Fletcher showed a 

 series of original drawings made duringthememorable journey of Charles Dar- 

 win in H.M.S. "Beagle", Captain Fitzroy, duringthe years 1831 — 1836. Also 

 the MS. journal of the artist, the late Mr. Syms Covington which with the 

 exception of one break was kept regularly throughout the voyage; likewise 

 some literary relics of Darwin. Mr. Covington accompanied Mr. Darwin as his 

 personal attendant, and helped to collect zoological specimens, particularly 

 birds. Some years after the return of the "Beagle", Mr. Covington emi- 

 grated to New South Wales, where he spent the rest of his days. The exhibi- 

 tion of this very interesting series of relics of the historic voyage was rendered 

 possible by the kindness of Mr. Syms Covington, Junr., who, per medium 

 of Mrs. C. W. Morgan, of Pambula, N.S.W., had generously presented 

 them to the Society with a view to their preservation, and to their becoming 

 known to naturalists. Mr. Covington well remembers, when a boy, assisting 

 his father to collect barnacles for transmission to the author of the "Mono- 

 graph on the Subclass Cirripedia"; and the Australian species recorded from 

 Twofold Bay in the second volume of this work were derived from this source. 

 The drawings exhibited comprised views of Porto Praya, Bahia, the Abrolhos 

 islets, the entrance to Rio, the entrance to the Santa Cruz Biver, Woollya 

 Cove showing the Beagle's boats, the three wigwams and the embryonic 

 garden prepared for the Fuegians whom Capt. Fitzroy here restored to their 

 native land after a sojourn in England, Coquimbo, Tahiti, Bay of Islands, 

 N.Z., the entrance to the River Derwent, Tasmania, showing the lighthouse, 

 King George's Sound, W.A., Keeling Islands, St. Helena, and Fernambuco; 

 also some illustrations of the national costumes then in fashion at Lima. 

 The exhibit aroused mui'h interest; and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded 

 to Mr. Covington for his valuable addition to the Society's collection of 

 original drawings of historic interest which is gradually growing in impor- 

 tance. 



III. Personal -Notizen. 



Dr. Ch. Wardell Stiles, Zoologist of the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture since 1891, has been trans- 

 ferred to the U. S. Treasury Department as "Chief of the Zoological 

 Division, Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service of the United 

 States", with permanent head-quarters at the Hygienic Laboratory in 

 Washington, D. C. The Zoological Divison is a new division recently 

 authorized by Congres«! for the purpose of investigating the practical 

 relations of zoology to public health matters. It is made a part of the 

 Hygienic Laboratory authorized by Congress several years ago. 



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