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310 British: Association for the Advancement of Science. 
Rev. Mr. Wailes exhibited a specimen of the rare insect Psali- 
dognathus Friendii, concerning which some discussion followed. 
Mr. Gray read a paper on the hie of angular lines on the 
shells of certain Mollusca. 
A paper was read on the wild Cattle of Chillingham Park, by: 
J. Hindmarsh. There are in this herd, 25 bulls, 40 cows, and 
15 steers of various ages. They are: beautifully shaped ; have 
short legs, straight backs, horns of a very fine texture, thin skin, 
so that some-of the bulls appear of a cream color. ‘They have a 
peculiar cry, more like that of a wild beast than that of ‘ordinary 
cattle. The eyes, eye-lashes, and tips of the horns alone are black, 
the muzzle is brown, and the inside of the ears red or brown, 
and.all the rest of the animal white. The author was inclined 
to consider these animals thé survivors of the Caledonian cattle, 
which undoubtedly extended through the northern provinces of 
England ; and that, under the protection of the owners at Chil- 
lingham, they had escaped the saipsiens dente ‘dependent on 
the advance of civilization. 
Next was read.a paper on ne production of Vanilla i in tig 
by Prof. Morren, of Liege. 
Dr. Parnell read a paper on some new. and rare’ spepiinens of 
British Fishes, viz. Gadus cimbrius, Pagellus acarine, Raia cha- 
grinea, R. intermedia, R.'clavata, Cottus scorpicus, Platessa li- 
mandoides, P. pala, Mugil chelo, Trigla gurnardus. 
_ The next Paper was by Mr. J. Hancock, on the Falco [sland- 
icus of | rs. Mr. H. stated that undér this name were con- 
: oad two distinct species. For the Iceland species he retained 
the name of F’. Fslandicus ; the other he named, from the coun- 
try in which it is most abundant, F. Grenlandicus. 
Col. Sykes read a paper on a rare animal from South America. 
It was described by Azara, and called Canis jubatus.. -It differed 
from the dog tribe in its nocturnal and solitary habits; its tail 
was thicker, more bushy, head flatter, eyes smaller, nose ‘sharper, 
and the whole animal more bulky than the dog tribe. If it dif- 
fered front the dog, it differed more from the fox. and wolf, and he 
proposed to refer it to the genus Hyzena. ° 
The next paper was on Vegetable Monstrosities, by 7 Rew W. 
Hincks. These he distributed into five classés, 1. Cases of co- 
herence and adherence of parts not usually united, or of separation 
of those which are ordinarily connected. 2. Anomalies depend- 
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