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Die vorliegende Art ist von Herrn Ulrich Deiters aus Bremen, 

 dem zu Ehren ich sie Diaptomus Deitersi benannt habe, in einem in- 

 mitten der Stadt Cuyaba (Brasilien , Prov. Matto Grosso; belegenen 

 nicht tiefen Brunnen, dessen Wasser bald klar bald trübe ist, zusam- 

 men mit einer nicht bestimmbaren Cyclops- Art gefangen worden. 

 Außer ihr;ist neben dem ungenügend beschriebenen in Chile vor- 

 kommenden D. loiigicomis (Nicolet) aus Südamerika nur noch der 

 interessante D. gibber Poppe aus Süd-Brasilien bekannt. 



II. Mttheilungen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 



[1. Zoological Society of London. 



16th June, 1891. — Mr. H. A. Bryden exhibited an abnormal pair 

 of Horns of a cow Eland obtained in the North Kalahari, and made remarks 

 on the structure of the feet of the Léchée Antelope. — Mr. Howard Saun- 

 ders exhibited and made remarks on a nearly white skin of a Tiger obtai- 

 ned in Northern India by Major D. Robinson. — Mr. Saunders also ex- 

 hibited specimens of the eggs of a Gull [Lams maculipennis) and of a Tern 

 [Sterna Trudeau») from Argentina. — Mr. Sclater read an extract from a 

 letter received from Dr. Bol au, C.M.Z.S., describing two Sea-Eagles living 

 in the Zoological Garden , Hamburg , and considered to be referable to 

 Steller's Sea-Eagle [Haliaetus pela g icus). One of these, received from Corea, 

 Mr. Sclater pointed out probably belonged to the species described in the 

 Society's »Proceedings« by Taczanowski as Haliaetus Branickii. — Dr. R. 

 Bowdler Sharpe, F.Z.S., gave a short account of the proceedings of the 

 International Ornithological Congress recently held a Budapest, in which he 

 had taken part. — Mr. G. A. Boulenger, F.Z.S., read a paper entitled 

 »A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Races of Rana esculenta and their 

 Geographical Distribution.« Mr. Boulenger proposed to recognize four 

 forms of this widely-spread species of Frog , and pointed out the characters 

 upon which these races were based and the areas which they occupy. — Mr. 

 Olfield Thomas, F.Z.S., read some notes on various species of Ungulates, 

 which he had made during a recent examination of the specimens of this 

 group of Mammals in the British Museum. — Mr. Edgar A. Smith, F.Z.S., 

 gave an account of a large collection of Marine Shells from Aden. To this 

 were added some remarks upon the relationship of the Molluscan Fauna of 

 the Red Sea with that of the Mediterranean. — A second communication from 

 Mr. Smith contained descriptions of some new species of Shells, based on 

 examples obtained during the »Challenger« Expedition. — Mr. H. A. Bry- 

 den read some notes on the present distribution of the Giraffe south of the 

 Zambesi, and made some remarks on the best means of procuring living 

 specimens of this animal for European collections. — A communication was 

 read from Messrs. Mole and Urich containing notes on some of the Rep- 

 tiles of Trinidad, of which they had transmitted living examples to the 

 Society's Menagerie. — Mr. F. E. Beddard read some additional notes 

 upon the anatomy of Hapalemur griseus made during a recent examination 

 of two specimens of this Lemur. — Mr. E. B. Poult on gave an account of 



