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round the nest they wished to destroy. The inmates of the nest 

 so treated quit their ho i.e and seek fresli fields and pastures 

 new. The gentleman did not tell him whether the earth was 

 taken from another parasol ants nest or from the nest of another 

 species of ant. It would be interesting if someone tried this 

 expt-rimeiit here - Mr. Petersen read a paper on the part 

 mosquitoes play in spreading certain diseases. Mr. Devenish 

 laid on the table a drawing of the Peripatus capensis which he 

 said was given him by the late Bishop Kawle.- Mr. Caracciolo 

 brought the following curious fact to the notice of the Club. 

 Dr. Morton had told him he had often noticed when a train 

 passed a certain thicket a number of small birds flew away which 

 were immediately pounced upon by a hawk which was waiting for 

 them in a neighbouring tree. The circumsta- ce showed the 

 hawk had acquiied the habit. — Dr VVoodlock did not think this 

 was a habit acquired. It was a display of intelligence on the 

 part of the hawk. The hawks of Europe had been noticed duing 

 the same thing- Birds were endowed with far more intelligence 

 than they were generally credited with. — The meeting adjourned 

 at 10 o'clock. 



6th Januart 1893. 



Present : Messrs. Devenish, T. I. Potter, W. E. Broadway, F» 

 Eagle. Jean Petersen, C. W, Scott, R. R. Mole, Dr Rake, J. 

 Russell Murray & F. W. Urich, (Acting Secretary) — In the 

 absence of the President Dr. Rake was elected to the 

 Chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- 

 firmed. The following gentlemen were admitted to the Club as 

 ordinary members : Sir J. T. Goldney, Mr. R. J. Lechmere 

 Guppy, F.L.S.. H.G S., CM Z.S., Messrs. J. Goude & J O. Scott. 



Letters were read from Dr. A. Gunther (British Museum) 

 acknowledging receipt of some Mammal skins, Mr. B. T. 

 Galloway Chief of Division of Vegetable Pathology of the U.S., 

 Dept., of Agriculture, about a fungus, which seems to be new, 

 sent by Mr. Caracciolo on behalf of Mr. J. Guilbct, a country 

 member ; Revd. M. Horsley ; Mr Charles Whitehead ; and Mr. 

 E. D. Ewpn about the Secua nut. i;r. Rake showed some 

 specimens of Trapdoor spiders found at Vlaraval together with 

 the galleries they make in the ground. Mr. Potter made some 

 remarks as to how the galleries were constructed. — Dr. Rake 

 also showed some bees found at Maraval, which belonged to the 

 genus Trigona. — Mr. Broadway placed the following Trinidad 

 Bombyces on the table ; they were bred by him from cater- 

 pillars and had been determined at the Britisli Museum. They 

 were :- 1. Autovieris Janus, Cram; a fine female specimen. 2^ 

 Automerie sp. near mftea, male and female specimens, 3* 



