150 Zoological Society : — 



within the mine, the silken carpet of which saves it the trouble of 

 making any cocoon. 



Like its predecessors, the volume now under consideration contains 

 eight coloured plates, the figures on which have been beautifully 

 drawn and engraved on copper by Mr. E. W. Robinson. They in- 

 clude representations of the larvae and their mines, of the perfect 

 insects, and in some cases of the pupae ; and the execution of these 

 plates leaves little or nothing to be desired. In conclusion we can- 

 not but cordially recommend Mr. Stainton's book to the attention 

 of our entomological readers, as, notwithstanding the great bulk to 

 which it must attain if it is ever to furnish anything like a complete 

 Natural History of the Tineina upon its present scale, its chea])ness 

 is such as to place it within the reach of every one, and its intrinsic 

 merits undoubtedly entitle it to an extended patronage. 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



June 8, 1858.— John Gould, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



Note on the Eggs of the Frigate Bird and Crocodile 

 OF Jamaica. By E. Cavendish Taylor, M.A. 



The eggs of the Frigate Bird {Fregata aquila), which I now ex- 

 hibit, were taken by my brother, Mr. J. C. Taylor, on the 1st of 

 January 1858, at Fonseca Bay, on the Pacific coast of the Republic of 

 Honduras. They are of a pure white colour, and measure 2| inches 

 in length by 1-J in breadth. 



Although the species of Fregata are not as yet very accurately 

 determined, it is believed that the same species {Fregata aquila) is 

 found on both the Pacific and Atlantic shores of Central America. 



The eggs of the Crocodile of Jamaica (Crocodilus acutus) were 

 also obtained by my brother early in the present year, on that island. 

 They present the elongated oval form peculiar to the Crocodilians. 

 They are of a shining white colour, and measure 3^ inches in length 

 by 2 inches in breadth. 



On Charadella and Lichenella, new^ forms of Polyzoa 

 from Australia. By Dr. J. E. Gray. 



The first of these corals is nearly allied to the genus Amathia — 

 indeed some naturalists may be inclined to regard it only as a section 

 of that genus ; but as it presents a different mode of growth and 

 habit, I think it is desirable that it should be distinguished by a 

 distinctive name. 



I may premise that the name of the larger group to which it be- 

 longs is the subject of a very unpleasant discussion. Lamouroux and 



