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4. Eos RICINIATA, Bp. 



E. rubra; vertice, colic et tnaculd abdominali magnd, cyaneis : 

 tectricibus alarum remiglbusque ad ajncein late nigris. 



Synonyms. 

 Psittacus cochinchinensis, Lath. 

 Psittacus riciniatus, Bechst. 

 Psittacus cucuUatus, Shaw. 

 Lorius Isidorii, Sw. Zool. III. n. s. t. 

 Lorius riciniatus, Miill. 

 Eos cochinchinensis, Wagl., Gr. 

 Perruche a chaperon bleu, Levaill. Perr. t. 54. 

 Hab. In InsuUs Moluccis, Gilolo et Ternate, Forsten, Miiller j 

 nee in Cochinchina ! 



5. Eos CYANOSTRIATA, Gr. 



E. rubra, alis cauddque, nigro variis ; macidd postoculari nigro- 

 ccBruled : dorso striis cceruleis. 



Synonyms. 



Lorius bomeus! Less. Traite d'Orn. p. 192, nee Lath. 

 Eos cyanostriata. Gray and Mitchell, Gen. of Birds, t. 103. 

 Hab. In Insuhs Moluccis, minime in Borneo ! 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



Dec. 12, 1850. — Professor Fleming, President, in the Chair. 



The following were appointed office-bearers for the year : — 



President. — Professor Balfour. 



Vice-Presidents. — Dr. Seller; Professor Fleming; Dr. Pamell; Dr. 

 Cleghom. 



Secretary. — Dr. Greville. 



Treasurer. — Mr. Evans. 



Curator of Museum. — Mr. J. T. Syme. 



Assistant Secretary and Curator. — Mr. G. Lawson. 



A letter from the Rev. W. A. Leighton was read, requesting spe- 

 cimens of Lichens belonging to the genera Endocarpon, Verrucaria, 

 Sagedia, Collema, Opegrapha, and Calicium, in order to aid him in 

 a work on the Angiocarpous Lichens of Great Britain. Any member 

 who could aid him vrith specimens was requested to communicate 

 through Dr. Balfour, or direct to him at Shrewsbury. 



The following commimications were made : — 



1 . Dr. Balfour, " An Accoimt of a Botanical excursion to Ben 

 Chonzie and other mountains near Crieff, in October 1850." He 

 remarked that the mountains had been neglected by botanists, but 

 were very productive. Among the plants gathered were : — Sa.xi- 

 fraga oppositifolia, stellaris and nivalis, Potentilla alpestris, Sib- 

 baldia proeumbens, Gnaphalium supinum, Polystichum Lonchitis, 

 IVoodsia ilvensis, Asplenium viride, Poa Balfonrii, Silene acaulis, 



