126 Zoological Society. 
Specimens were exhibited by Dr. Balfour of Mentha rotundifolia, 
var. velutina, in flower, and of Pyrus pinnatifida in fruit, from the 
island of Arran. 
Mr, James M‘Nab exhibited specimens of Ardisia crenulata, from 
the Horticultural Society’s Garden, in which the seeds had germi- 
nated within the berries while hanging on the plant. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
July 22, 1845.—Harpur Gamble, Esq., M.D., in the Chair. 
Mr. Gould exhibited to the Meeting three new species of Birds 
from Australia :— 
STRIX TENEBRICOSUS. Str. disco faciali fuliginoso-griseo, circum 
oculos multo saturatiore ; corpore superiore fusco-nigro purpureo 
splendente, singulis autem plumis maculd albd ad apicem ornatis ; 
alis cauddque ejusdem coloris sed pallidioribus ; corpore inferiore 
Susco-nigro, stramineo lavato. 
Facial disk sooty grey, becoming much deeper round the eyes; 
upper surface brownish black, with purplish reflections and with a 
spot of white near the tip of each feather; wings and tail of the same 
hue, but paler; the feathers of a uniform tint, without bars; tail- 
feathers faintly freckled with narrow bars of white; under surface 
brownish black, washed with buff, and with the white marks much 
less decided ; legs mottled brown and white ; irides dark brown's “bill 
horn-colour ; feet yellowish. ad 
Total length, 16 inches; bill, 13; wing, 12; tail, 525 cara 3. 
Hab, The brushes of the river Clarence, in New South Wales. 
CoLLURICINCLA RUFOGASTER. Col. omni corpore su eriore, alis, 
cauddque olivaceo-brunneis ; guld pallide stramine -albd Susco- 
striatd ; corpore inferiore ferrugineo-rufo. 
All the upper surface, wings and tail olive-brown, with the excep- 
tion of the inner webs of the primaries, which are dark brown ; throat 
pale buffy white, streaked with brown; all the under surface rusty 
red ; irides black; bill and feet fleshy-brown. 
Total length, 73 inches ; bill, 13; wing, 32; tail, 37; tarsi, 12. 
Hab. The Gramhes of the Clarwiue River, in New South Wales. 
DonacoLa FLAVIPRYMNA. Don. capite cervino; dorso alisque cas- 
taneo-brunneis ; corpore inferiore stramineo ; tectricibus caude 
superioribus cerinis ; tectricibus caude inferioribus nigris. 
Head pale fawn colour; back and wings light chestnut-brown ; 
under surface buff ; upper tail-coverts wax-yellow ; under tail-coverts 
black ; tail brown. 
Total length, 44 inches; bill, 4; wing, 24; tail, 12; tarsi, + 
Hab. The north coast of Australia. 
Prof. Owen communicated his observations on the living Echidna 
exhibited at the Menagerie of the Society in May 1845. The animal 
when received at the Gardens. was active and apparently in sound 
health. It was placed in a large but shallow box, with a deep layer 
