548( Zoological Proceedings of Societies. 



second quill-feathers nearly equal in length, and the longest in 

 the wing. 



March 21. — A paper was read, entitled, " Descriptions of two 

 new Birds belonging to the family of Phasianidce, by Major- 

 General Hardwicke, F.L.S. 



The first of these birds is a species of M. Temminck's genus 

 Lophophorus ; and General Hardwicke proposes to call it L. 

 WalUchi^ after Dr. Wallich, the distinguished Curator of the 

 India Company's Botanic Garden at Calcutta; through whose 

 exertions, aided by the influence of the Hon. Edward Gardner, 

 the English resident at the court of Katmandu, many interesting 

 subjects in Ornithology have been procured. In beauty, it is not 

 inferior to the Impeyan Pheasant, another species of Lophophorus, 

 which it resembles in size. It is a native of the Almorah hills on 

 the north-eastern boundary of Bengal, where it is called Cheer. 



The second species is a true Phasianus, and will form, together 

 with P. cruentus, a small but well-marked group of that interest- 

 ing genus. General Hardwicke denominates it P. Gardneri. It 

 is a native of the Snowy Mountains, north of the valley of Nepal. 



April 4. — Dr. Pen neck presented the skins oi Delphinus Deiphis 

 and a species of Sparus, taken on the coast of Cornwall. 



A paper was read, On the quinary and dichotomous arrange- 

 ments in Natural History; by H. T. Colebrooke, Esq. F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., &c. 



ZOOLOGICAI, CLUB. 



July 12, 1825.— -The Secretary exhibited a specimen of the 

 Ardea comata^ Pall,, or the Squacco Heron of British Ornitholo- 

 gists, which was communicated to him by Mr. Leadbeater for the 

 information of the Club. This rare visitor of the British Islands 

 was lately shot near Bridge water. Its weight was eight ounces. 



Mr. J. E. Gray, at the request of the Secretary, exhibited 

 numerous specimens of the group of Cirrzpedes, Lam., and he 

 entered upon a historical sketch of the progress of natural 

 science with respect to these animals. He also exhibited a dia- 

 gram illustrative of the five families contained in that group, and 



