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ningjEsq., Rev. Reginald Courtenay, Durham Dunlop, Esq., 

 Alexander Ferrier, Esq., Wrigley Grimshaw, M.D., Wil- 

 liam Hogan, Esq., William John Hughes, Esq., and William 

 Roberts, Esq., F. T. C. D., were elected members of the 

 Academy. 



Resolved, — On the recommendation of Council, — " That 

 henceforth, at every annual election of officers, the President 

 for the expiring year be considered as eligible to any one of 

 the Committees of Council." 



Mr. Ball, referring to his paper read before the Academy 

 in November, 1839, relative to a Loligo, to which he gave 

 the specific name ofEblanae, exhibited the following Aceta- 

 buliferous Cephalopoda, with the view of showing the increased 

 knowledge of species of the Irish seas, and of placing on re- 

 cord the very interesting discovery of two of the genus Rossia, 

 which he had reason to believe had not before been noticed. 

 He then exhibited specimens of 



1. Sepia officinalis. Dublin bay. 



2. Sepia Rupellaria. ? A dorsal plate, being one of three 

 specimens found by G. Hyndman, Esq., at Magilligan. See 

 Ferussac and D'Orbigny's Cephalopoda, plate 3 of Sepia. 



3. Loligo vulgaris. Dublin, &c. 



4. Loligo sagittata. Leith. Obtained by W. Thompson, 

 Esq., of Belfast. 



5. Loligo sagittata, var. ? This was in the former pa- 

 per considered as a variety, but on comparison with the true 

 sagittata, No. 3, it seems to be a distinct species. It was 

 obtained by G. AUman, Esq., on the coast of Cork. 



6. Loligo subulata, var. ? Was obtained by John Montgo- 

 mery, Esq., of Locust Lodge, on the coast ofthe County Down. 



7. Loligo subulata, var. No. 2. Somewhat shorter than 

 No. 5. Youghal, 1832. 



8. Loligo media. Youghal, 1819. 



