A Young Peacock, Pavo cristatus ; presented by Mr. Councillor 

 J. B. Morgan. 



A Lizard, in glass case, from Queensland ; presented by Mrs. McLeod 

 Powell. 



Three Ants' Nests, from the neighbourhood of Buenos Ayres ; and a 

 Half-circular Trap-door Spider's Nest, from the Yosemite Valley, 

 California ; presented by Mr. Frederick Taylor. 



Purchases. 



Skull and Horns of a Male Indian Buffalo, Bos bvffelus. 



A stuffed Lion Monkey, Midas rosalia. 



Specimens of the Greater Weever, Trachinus draco, and a black Sea 

 Bream, Canthams lineatns, from Jersey ; mounted by the Davidson 

 process. 



Nine Corals, viz. : — Merulina ampliata, Hypnophora polygonata, 

 Madrepora hystrix, Psammochora obtiisangulata, Alveopora spongiosa, 

 Tridacophyllia lactuea, Evphyllia rugosa, Tuhipora rubiola, Trachyphyllia 

 amarantum. 



A coloured reproduction of a recent shell, Pleurotomaria Adamsoniana, 

 Crossf and Fischer, from Tobago, West Indies. 



A coloured reproduction of a Fossil SheU Pleurotomaria proteus, 

 var-Excelsa, Deslongsch. Inferior Oolite (Bajocien) Bayeux, France. 



Four specimens (male and female) of West African Lepidoptera, 

 Xymphalis pollux and Diadema. 



Eight specimens of Brazilian Moths and Butterflies. 



Life History of Sphinx euphorbice. 



Nest of an Indian Tree Ant, Ocophylla smaragdina, with specimens of 

 male and two females of Tree Ant. 



Two pairs of Chank Shell Bracelets, used on the arm and ankle by 

 natives of India, and two small bracelets also worn by the natives. 



Four Slabs of Remains of Megalosaurus Bucklandi, Meyer, from the 

 Inferior Oolite, Sherborne, Dorset. Described by Prof. Owen in Quart. 

 Jour., Geol. Soc, April, 1883. 



Two specimens of Fossil Fish, Bothriolepis Canadensis, Upper 

 Devonian, Canada (Dorsal and Ventral Aspects), from the originals in 

 the British Museum. 



