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minute coleoptera. — Mr. Mole, on behalf of Mr. A. B. Carr, 

 presentpd the Club Museum with the skin of a Boa constrictor 

 from Caparo. The reptile when alive was IJ^feet in length 

 and was one of the largest Mr. Carr had ever seen. According to 

 the text books these snakes rarely reach the length of 12 feet. The 

 largest seen by Waterton was 14 feet. This one was a female 

 and contained 41 eggs. It was explained that the creature 

 would hare been taken alive but Mr. Carr who was very far 

 from home hunting when he cauL'ht it, found it was too bulky 

 to carry. The skin had stretched in drying and was now 13 

 feet 1 inch in length. It was compared by the members with 

 the skin oi' Eunectes murinus (from the Orinoco) with consider- 

 able interest. The president announced that the fine ocelot 

 lately owned by Mrs. Newsam had, after rather lengthy negocia- 

 tions, been purchased by the Club. The animal was now in 

 Mr. Potter's charge and could be seen by menibers at his 

 residence, St, Anns. Mr. Potter announced that Messrs. 

 Broadway,. Urich and himself had made the ascent of Mount 

 Tucuche. The flora was very rich and varied and a good many 

 rare specimens were collected, on the other hand very little 

 animal life was noted during the excursion, but a few ants and 

 beetles were taken, some peculiar worms were captured, also 

 some terrestrial leeches. After a few questions had been asked 

 and answered respecting the excursion, Mr. HroadAvay read a 

 most interesting and carefully prepared paper upon the Com' 

 positoc or daisy family. The paper was illustrated by a large 

 collection of living plants, herbarium specimens from the 

 Botanic Garden's collection, (with Mr. Hart's kind permission) 

 seeds, parts of plants, products, etc. The president proposed a 

 special vote of thanks to Mr. Broadway for his excellent paper. 

 Mr. Mole seconded and in doing so, hoped that in the near 

 future some member of the Club, would take the course re- 

 commended by Mr. Gatty at the annual meeting and give them 

 a lecture illustrated with dissections of flowers and plants, 

 which would enable those members who did not understand 

 botany to learn the parts of plants and flowers and their 

 uses in vegetable economy. — Mr. J. H. Collens read a short 

 paper on the Trinidad Manatee, Avhich, he said was now 

 nearly extinct, and described in graphic language his first 

 exciting chase after one of these animals. To illustrate 

 his paper, Mr. Collens laid on the table some photographs of 

 female specimens killed in the river Matan, drawings of the 

 skeleton, showing the similarity of the bones of the flippers to 

 those of the human hand, and one or two of the rib bones. On the 

 motion of the President, seconded by Mr. Potter, who said he 

 did so with very great pleasure, Mr. Collens was accorded a 



