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and the accessory semi-tendinosus. After stating whicli of these are present 

 or absent in the different families of birds, he showed that the presence or 

 absence of the ambiens muscle is so intimately correlated with other 

 characters that a division of the whole class into Homalogonati and Ano- 

 malogonati, depending on that peculiarity, would stand the test of much 

 criticism. The Homalogonatous birds were divided into the Galliformes, 

 the Anseriformes, the Ciconiiformes and the Charadriiformes ; the Anoma- 

 logonatous into the Passeriformes, the Piciformes and the Cypseliformes. 

 Among the most important changes proposed or substantiated were the 

 placing Serpentarius and Cariama with the Otididae, the Cypselidse with 

 the Trochilidae, and the Musophagidae among the Galliformes. 



Entomological Society of London. 



January 26, 1874. — Prof. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., President, in the 

 chair. 



An Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts for 1873 was read by Mr. 

 Jenner Weir, one of the Auditors, showing a Balance of £150 10s. 3d. in 

 favour of the Society. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council for 1873. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of Council for 1874 : — 

 Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, Llessrs. W. C. Boyd, Dunning, Grut, Meldola, 

 Moore, M'Lachlan, F. Smith, Stainton, Stevens, Verrall, Jenner Weir and 

 Professor Westwood. 



The following officers were subsequently elected, viz. : — Sir Sidney 

 Smith Saunders, President; Mr. M'Lachlan, Treasurer; Messrs. Grut and 

 Verrall, Secretaries ; and Mr. Janson, Librarian. 



The President then read an Address on the progress of Entomology 

 during the past year. 



February 2, 1874. — J. W. Dunning, Esq., F.L.S., Vice-President, in 

 the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 

 donors : — ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' No. 148 ; presented by the 

 Society. ' Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society 

 of London for the Year 1873,' parts i. and ii. ; by the Society. 'HorsB 

 Societatis Eutomologicae Rossicse,' tome ix. nos. 3 and 4 ; tome x. no. 1 ; 

 by the Society. ' The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club,' No. 25 ; 

 by the Club. ' L'Abeille, 1874,' livr. 2, 3 and 4 ; by the Editor. ' Ap- 

 pendice aux troisiemes additions au Synopsis des Gomphines ; ' ' Appendice 

 aux troisiemes additions au Synopsis des Calopterygiens ; ' by the Author, 



