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[Aepyornis] which had been recently received at the British Museum from 

 several localities in Madagascar. These were referred to three species — 

 Ae. Muelleri, Ae. médius, and Ae. titan, the last being of larger size than 

 even Ae. maximus. Another set of remains showed differences which might 

 eventually prove to be of generic importance, and were perhaps referable to 

 the newly established genus Muellerornis. — Mr. M. Barkley read some 

 notes on the Antelopes of the Pungue Valley, East Africa, as observed by 

 him during a recent hunting-expedition in that district. — The Marquis of 

 Hamilton made some observations on the Antelopes met with by him 

 during a recent excursion from the Pungue along the coast northwards 

 towards the Zambesi. — Mr. O. Thomas, F.Z.S., read the description of 

 a new species of Bat of the genus Stenoderma from Montserrat , West 

 Indies, proposed to be called S. montserratense . This Bat was stated to be 

 very injurious to the Cacao -plantations in that island. 



20th February, 1894. — A report was read, drawn up by Mr. A. 

 Thomson, the Society's Head-Keeper, on the insects bred in the Insect- 

 house during the season of 1893. Examples of 17 species of Bombyces, 20 

 of Diurnal Lepidoptera, and 24 of Nocturnal Lepidoptera had been exhibited 

 during the past season, of which many had not been shown in former years. 

 Amongst these were specimens of the fine insect Actias mimosae, from S.E. 

 Africa, hatched from cocoons presented by the Rev. H. A. Junod. — Mr. 

 Oldfield Thomas called attention to the skin of a Giraffe from Somaliland, 

 sent for exhibition by Mr. Rowland Ward, and pointed out its differences 

 from the South-African Giraffe. — A communication was read from Dr. R. 

 W. Shufeldt, C.M.Z.S., giving particulars of the methods used in pre- 

 paring specimens of certain Invertebrates for public exhibition employed in 

 the U.S. National Museum. — Mr. So wer by read a communication for- 

 warded to him by Dr. O. F. von Mo eilen do rff, giving an account of a col- 

 lection of Land-Shells from the Samui Islands, Gulf of Siam. These Land- 

 Shells were referred to 33 species, of which many were described as new to 

 science. — A communication from Dr. D. Sharp, F.R.S., contained a list 

 of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the families Anthocoridae and Ceratocomhidae^ 

 collected by Mr. H. H. Smith in the island of St. Vincent, with descriptions 

 of new genera and species, prepared by Prof. P. R. Uhler, upon specimens 

 submitted to him by the West-Indian Committee. — Mr. O. Thomas read 

 the third of his contributions towards our knowledge of the mammals of 

 Nyasaland, based, as the two former, on specimens forwarded to the British 

 Museum by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C.B., H.B.M. Commissioner in British 

 Central Africa. The present paper contained remarks on 35 mammals, of 

 which two were described as new, and were named respectively Lepus Whytei 

 and Procavia JoÂtistoni. — A communication from Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, 

 C.M.Z.S., gave an account of the conclusions to which he had arrived re- 

 specting the affinities of the birds of the order Steganopodes. — P.L.Sclater, 

 Secretary. 



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