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and are illustrated by some beautiful plates, drawn in Mr. 

 WolPs happiest style. The paper of Prof. Owen on the 

 Gorilla, a full abstract of which has already appeared in 

 the Proceedings, will form the chief subject of the Seventh 

 Part, with which it is intended to complete the Fourth 

 Volume of the Transactions. 



A printed list, giving an account of the Society's Scien- 

 tific Publications, with full information as to the prices, 

 mode of publication, and other particulars, has also been 

 prepared and extensively circulated. There is every rea- 

 son to believe that an increased sale of the Society's pub- 

 lications will ensue from the means thus taken for giving 

 greater publicity to their merits. 



The Council feel that the best thanks of the Society are 

 due to the gentlemen who serve upon the Committee of 

 Publication for the pains they take in effecting these im- 

 provements in the method of the Society's Publications, 

 and in arranging the general business of the Scientific 

 Meetings. 



III. LIBRARY. 



A rearrangement of the volumes which comprise the 

 valuable Scientific Library of the Society has been effected 

 within these last few weeks. The Transactions, Journals, 

 and Periodicals are now placed in the Council-room on the 

 first floor, and the general works on Natural History in the 

 room above. A complete Catalogue — a work which was 

 commenced some time since — will, it is expected, shortly be 

 ready, and, the Council hope, will render the Library, now 

 newly organized, more useful to the general body of Mem- 

 bers, to whom it is always open during the Office-hours. 



The valuable series of original Water-colour Drawings 

 by Mr. Joseph Wolf, illustrative of eighty-two of the rarest 

 and finest species which have lived in the Society's Gar- 

 dens during the last ten years, has also been named, num- 

 bered, and catalogued. They are now kept in two port- 

 folios in the Council-room. The following is a list of the 

 species represented in this beautiful series : — ., 



