Vll. 



Fungi : Xeuoilochus carbonariiis, Phragmidium viola- 



ceum, Peziza scutellata, &c Thos. Birks. 



Hair of Polar Hare, showing cells containing air 



making the hair white R. Nicholson. 



Halobates Wiillerstorffi, a Pelagic Insect found in the 



Indian Ocean The President. 



Micro-Chemicil Crystals A. Norman Tate. 



Nais proboscidea J. Gould. 



Scales from Moth and other Insects Joseph Wall. 



Urticating Hair from the larva of Cnethocampa pro- 



cessionea F.N.Pierce. 



March 7th. — Mr. "Wm. Narramore, F.L.S. communicated some interesting 

 notes on the Fission of Vorticella, which were illustrated with numerous 

 slides, shown by the lantern. 



Rev. F. Ballard, M.A. read a Paper on "Life in Death, as shown 

 in Falling Leaves," illustrated by lantern slides. 



Mr. A. T. Smith, Jun. exhibited a slide of the Proboscis of the Breeze Fly, 

 and explained the method adopted by him in mounting the object. 



Mr. C. H. H. "Walker followed with notes on the Spiracles of Insects, 

 illustrated with dra^rings on the board. 



At the Conversazione the following subjects were illustrated : — 



Acarus of Humble Bee, 250 taken from one Bee The President. 



Amphicora fabricia, an Annelid new to the district ...James Hornell. 



Campanularia volubilLs, Hj'droid Zoophyte Alfred Leicester. 



Fungi : Trichia chrysosperma, Stemonitis fusca, Coma- 



trichia, and other Myxomycetes Thomas Birks. 



Hair of Egyptian Mummy Cat Robert Nicholson. 



Hemionitis palmata. Fructification T. C. E yley. 



Human Skin, injected "W. H. Read. 



Nycteribia Hopei, Parasite of Indian Flying Fox Wm. Oelrichs. 



Palates of Mollusca, various J. M. Williams. 



Plumose Hairs of Liparis auriflua F, N. Pierce. 



Proboscis of Breeze Fly (Tabanus), mounted without 



pressure A. T. Smith, Jun. 



Section of Sponge : Tethya Schmidtii F. Padlet. 



Spiracles of Insects and Corophium longicome, ova, 



larvae and adults (20 slides) 0. H. H. Walker. 



Tubifex rivulorum J. Gould, 



Various Slides to illustrate Paper Rev. F Ballard . 



Vorticella Wm. Narramore. 



