THE ZooLocisT—FEBRUARY, 1872. 2955 
January 1,1872.—A. R. Watxacs, Esq., F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 
Additions to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donois :—‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society,’ No. 130; ‘Catalogue of 
Scientific Papers,’ vol. v.; presented by the Society. ‘The Journal of the 
Linnean Society,’ Zoology, No. 54; ‘ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of 
London,’ Session 1871-72; by the Society. ‘ Coleopterologische Hefte,’ 
No. VII.; by the Editor, Herr E. v. Harold. ‘ L’Abeille,’ 1871, livr. 10, 
11; by the Editor, M.S. A. de Marseul. ‘The Zoologist’ for January ; 
by the Editor. ‘The Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for January; by 
the Editors. ‘Exotic Butterflies,’ Part 81; by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
‘The Entomologist’s Annual for 1872;’ by H. T. Stainton, Esq. ‘ Con- 
tributions pour servir a l’Histoire Naturelle des Ephémerines,’ No. 8; by 
the Author, Dr. Emile Joly. 
Papers read, dc. 
The Secretary read a communication from Mr. Gould respecting the 
question of the liability of Odonata to the attacks of birds, of which the 
following is an extract:—‘I believe that the larger dragon-flies are very 
liable to the attacks of birds, and have no doubt that the hobby and kestrel 
occasionally feed upon them. With regard to the small blue-bodied species 
(Agrionide) frequenting the sedgy banks of the Thames, I have seen 
smaller birds—sparrows, &c.—capture and eat them before my eyes, after 
having carefully nipped off the wings, which are not swallowed. This must 
take place to a considerable extent, as I have observed the tow-path strewn 
with the rejected wings.” 
Mr. Miiller called attention to a pamphlet just presented to the Society, 
viz. ‘ Contributions pour servir a l’Histoire Naturelle des Ephémerines,’ by 
Dr. Emile Joly, in which the author asserted his belief that the so-called 
Crustaceous genus Prosopistoma is founded upon the immature condition of 
species of Ephemeride. 
Mr. M‘Lachlan said that he had been made aware by Mr. Crotch of an 
inaccuracy in his paper on certain Linnean species of Myrmeleon (Tr. Ent. 
Soc. 1871, pp. 441—444). The inaccuracy referred to consisted in his 
haying ascribed to Linné the words “ ale obsolete nebulose” in the descrip- 
tion of the ant-lion in the first edition of the ‘Fauna Suecica,’ whereas 
Linné there says nothing whatever about the perfect insect, the description 
referring entirely to the larva and habits. Mr. M‘Lachlan explained that 
he had been led into this error through having neglected to notice that the 
words were MS. additions by Linné in his own interleaved copy of the 
‘Fauna’ in the possession of the Linnean Society. The error did not alter 
the bearings of the case, 
