xxii Proceedings. {^MarcJi 21st, igii. 



donations to the Society's Library : " Istar ii/id Gi/gamos. 

 Babiloiiische Sage." — Aus dem Ungarischen des Arpad Zempleni 

 ins Deutsche iibertrag. von J. Lechner von der Lech (i6mo., 

 Budapest, 1911), presented by the author ; " Codex diploinatiais 

 Litsatict superioris ///."... Hft. 6, herausg. von R. Jecht (8vo., 

 GorUtz, 1 910), presented by the Oberlausitzische Gesellschaft 

 der Wissenschaften, Gorlitz ; " Die Reise der deutscheii Expeditiojt 

 ziir Beobachtiing des Vcnusdiirchgaiiges am p -Deg. 1S/4," von 

 Dr. L. Weinek (4to., Prag, 19^1), presented by the K. K. Stern- 

 warte in Prag; " Carl vou Voif,'^ von O. Frank (4to., ISTunchen, 

 1910), presented by the K. Akademie der Wissenschaften of 

 Munich ; " Sixth Report on Research JJ'orh on .. .Typhoid bacilli^^ 

 by Dr. A. C. Houston (8vo., [London], 1910), presented by the 

 Metropohtan Water Board ; " Rapport siir V Expedition Polairs 

 Neerlandaise...T8S2\83" par M. Snellen et H. Ekama (fol., 

 Utrecht, 19 10), presented by the Kon. Nederland. Meteorology 

 Institut, Utrecht; '■'■ Les Prix Nobel, igoS" (8vo., Stockholm, 

 1909), presented by the K. Svensk. Vetenskaps Akademie Stock- 

 holm ; " Report on a part of the iV. JF. Territories drained by the 

 Winisk and Attawapiskat" by W. Mclnnes (8vo., Ottawa, 1910), 

 presented by the Geological Survey of Canada ; " Handbook of 

 American Indians North of Mexico f part 2, ed. by F. W. Hodge 

 (8vo., Washington, 19 10), presented by the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology ; and the following six pamphlets by Ch. Janet : 

 '■'• Sur la Morphologic de PInsecte" (4to., Limoges, 1909), ^' Sur 

 I'Ontogenese de PInsecte" (4to., Limoges, 1909), ^^ A^otc sur la 

 Phylogenese de rinsecte'" (Svo., Rennes, 1909), '■''Sitrla Morphologic 

 des Membranes Basales de V Insecte" (8vo., Beauvais, 1909), ^^ Sur 

 la Parthenoginese arrhenotoque de la Four mi ouvriere " (8vo., 

 Beauvais, 1909), and '■'■Sur un Nematode qui se developpc dans 

 la tete de la Formica fu sea " (8vo., Beauvais, 1909), presented by 

 the author. 



Mr. William Thomson, F.R.S.E., F.C.S., read a paper 

 entitled: "On the Influence of Atmospheric Pressure 

 and Humidity on Animal Metabolism." 



