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streaks, and yellowish, greenish, or black patches, are just 

 such as our own microfitngi make on withered leaves. 



(10.) A small Lizard {Tachydromus sex-lineatus) from 

 Batavia. — The specimen was recently forwarded to the New 

 College Museum, by Alexander Fraser, Esq. This pretty 

 little lizard is noted for the great length of its verticillate 

 tail, compared with the length of the body, which is not more 

 than 1^ inch from the back of the head to the vent, 

 while the tail is 8 J inches long. The head is acute, measur- 

 ing iVths of an inch. The body scales are carinate, largest on 

 the back. The palate is destitute of teeth. Toes long and 

 slender, terminated by a minute claw. Two of the toes of 

 the hind feet very long, comparatively ; the first, second, and 

 fifth moderate ; the other two ^ths of an inch. 



IV. Professor Duns exhibited — (1.) A Cream-coloured variety 

 of the Skylark {Alaiida arvensis), shot some time ago near 

 Stranraer, and forwarded to him by the Eev. George Wilson, 

 Glenluce. (2.) Specimens of the Surmullet {Midlus surmidehcs) , 

 and the J^orway Haddock {Serranus Norvcgicus, Flem.), taken 

 on the Wigtonshire coast. The fact that the Wigtonshire 

 fishermen by w^hom they were taken, regarded them as rare 

 fishes, shows that they are not of frequent occurrence on their 

 coast. They are not mentioned by Parnell in his list of the 

 Fishes of the Forth. Fleming gives one instance of the occur- 

 rence of S. Norvegious on the Aberdeen coast, and says, " In 

 Zetland, where I have found it, it is termed Bergylt, or Nor- 

 way Haddock." 



V. Mr EoBEET Gray sent a note on living specimens of 

 Loligo media, which he had found while walking along the 

 shore of the Firth of Forth, between Granton and the Quarry. 

 " The first one met with measured about 1 foot 8 inches in 

 length from the caudal extremity to the tip of the longest 

 arms. It was of a deep purplish red, the outer skin being 

 finely grained. On touching it with my walking-cane, I 

 observed that this outer skin peeled off readily, leaving white 

 patches, or narrow lines just as the point of the cane was 

 applied. The suckers were very tenacious, and instead of 



