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ZOOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 



In our former number we had the pleasure of recording the esta- 

 blishment of this Association, and the proceedings of their first, or 

 Anniversary Meeting, on Nov. 29, 1823. The following business 

 has been transacted since that period. 



Dec. 9, 1823. — A portion of a paper was read, " On the 

 natural affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds," 

 by N. A. Vigors, Jun. Esq. M. A. F. L. S. 



Jan. 13, 1824. — A paper was read " On the Insect called 

 oisrpor by the Greeks, and Asilus by the Romans," by W. S. 

 MacLeay, Esq. M. A. F. L. S. 



Jan. 27. — A paper entitled " Observations on the Motacilla 

 Hippoluis of Linnasus," by the Rev. Revett Sheppard, M. A 

 F. L. S. was read. 



The reading of Mr. Vigors' paper "•' On the Natural Affinities 

 that connect the Orders and Families of Birds" was continned. 



Feb. 10. — A paper was read " On the general construction 

 of the wing in Dipterous Insects undergoing coarctate meta- 

 morphoses, with a description of some new genera," by W. S. 

 MacLeay, Esq. M.A. F.L.S. 



Feb. 24. — The reading of Mr. Vigors' paper was continued. 



A paper, by J. E. Bicheno, Esq. F.L.S. , was read, " On the 

 importance of General Views to the progress of Natural History." 



March 9. — A portion of a paper was read, entitled, " Zoologi- 

 cal Observations," by the Rev. Revett Sheppard, M. A. F. L. S. 



A portion of a paper was also read, " On the Insects figured and 

 sculptured on the ancient monuments of Egypt," by P. A. Latreille, 

 of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris," translated by Mr. 

 E. T, Bennett, F. L. S. 



March 23. — The remaining portion was read of the paper enti- 

 tled " Zoological Observations," by the Rev. Revett Sheppard, 

 M.A. F.L.S. 



April 13. — Mr. Vigors called the attention of the Meeting to 

 two species of Birds, which he exhibited from his collection, new 

 to the Ornithology of the British Islands. The first of these birds 



