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6th May, 1892. 



Present : Messrs. Caracciolo (President), Broadway, Urich, 

 Eagle, Scott, Petersen and Mole. In the absence of Mr. Taitt, 

 Mr. Mole acted as Secretary. Letters were read from Mr. T. 

 A. D. Cockerell, Jamaica, Professor A. Morgan, Mr.' H. 

 Skinner, M.D., Lieut. -Colonel D. Wilson, C.M.G., and the Hon. 

 H. Fowler, all congratulating the Club on the issue of its first 

 journal. The following elections were made. His Excellency 

 Sir F. X. Broome, Messrs A. Lamy, C. J. Thavenot as members. 

 A, letter was read from the Secretary to the Commissioners for 

 the Columbian Exposition asking the Club to collect typical 

 specimens of Insects for sending to the Chicago Exhibition. It 

 was decided on the motion of Mr. Scott that the President 

 should endeavour to obtain the use of a room in the Victoria 

 Institute for the Club. Mr. Broadway exhibited a case of beetles 

 and some water snails. Mr. Mole asked -whether the time had 

 not arrived to make arrangements for the Conversazione which 

 it was first intended should take place in August. The President 

 postponed this matter to the next meeting. 



(To he continued.) 



CLUB PAPERS. 



EUNECTES MUBINUS. 



The snake before you was purchased from a Spaniard by Mr. 

 Urich and myself about a fortnight ago. He is, or more probably 

 she is, a young one, and came from Venezuela. The species, 

 however, is found in Trinidad and is known here as the 

 Hl'illia. In Brazil it is called the Anaconda, a name which is 

 applied by the Citighalese, from whom the Portuguese got it, to 

 any large" snake, whether of the Old or New World. It is known 

 in some parts of South America as El Trooa Venadq— " the 

 deer swallower." The Anaconda is only found in South Ameri- 

 ca and Trinidad and there are some highly exaggerated tales 

 about its ferocious habits and enormous size. A French writer 

 says the Anaconda is of brownish tint Avith a double series of 

 colours extending from the head to the tail ; the sides are 

 covered with annular spots with white disks, surrounded by 

 blackish rings: Seba has represented this creature lying in wait 

 for mice. But this is probably the prey of the young Anaconda. 



