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Mr. E. Ward exhibited two feet of a fawn, the mother of which had 

 double hind feet, and had for several years brought forth fawns having the 

 same malformation. 



A communication was read from Dr. 0. Finsch containing the description 

 of an apparently new species of parrot from Western Peru, which was 

 proposed to be called Psittacula andicola. 



A second paper by Dr. Finsch contained the description of a new species 

 of fruit pigeon from the Pacific Island of Rapa or Opara. This unique 

 specimen had been sent to the author by Mr. F. W. Button, of Otago, New 

 Zealand, after whom it was proposed to name the bird Ptilonopus Huttoni. 



A note was read by Major St. John on the locality of the Beatrix antelope 

 [Oryx Beatrix), which was believed to be the south of Muscat. 



Mr. Edward R. Alston read the description of a new bat of the genus 

 Pteropus, which had been sent to him from Samoa for identification by the 

 Rev. S. J. Whitmee. Mr. Alston proposed to call this species Pteropus 

 Whitmeei. 



A communication was read from Mr. A. G. Butler, containing a list of 

 the species of Fulgora, with descriptions of three new species in the 

 collection of the British Museum. 



A communication was read from Mr. Herbert Druce, containing an 

 account of the Lepidopterous insects collected by Mr. E. Layard, at Chen- 

 taboon and Mahconchaisee, Siam, with descriptions of new species. 



February 3, 1874. — Dr. E. Hamilton, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of January, 1874, amongst which 

 were specially noticed a female water-deer {Hydropotes inermis), a pair of 

 pinkheaded ducks [Anas caryojjhyllacea), and a dusky monkey {Semno- 

 pithecus ohscurus), acquired by purchase, and two vulturine Guinea-fowls 

 [Numida vulturina), presented by Dr. J. Kirk. 



An extract was read from a letter addressed to the Secretary by Mr. 

 Luigi M. L. Albertis, containing an account of a new species of kangaroo, 

 of which he had lately obtained a living specimen from New Guinea, and 

 which he had proposed to call Halmaturus luctuosus. 



Dr. Cobbold communicated the second part of a series of papers entitled 

 "Notes on the Entozoa;" being observations based on the examination of 

 rare or otherwise valuable specimens contributed at intervals by Messrs. 

 Charles Darwin, Robert Swiuhoe, Charles W. Devis, the late Dr. W. C. 

 Pechey, Dr. Murie, and others. 



Mr. Garrod read a paper in which he proposed a new classification of 

 birds, founded mainly on the disposition of their muscles and other soft 

 parts. The fire muscles which he had observed to vary most were the 

 ambiens, the femora-caudal, the accessory femora-caudal, the semi-tendinosus ^ 



