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specially noticed a blue-faced green Amazon parrot {Chrysotis Bouquet!), 

 a young male Koodoo antelope [Tragelaphus strepsiceros), and a racoon-like 

 dog (Nyctereutes lyrocynides), acquired by purchase ; two Pacific whimbrels 

 {Numenius femoralis?) from Quiros Island, Pacific, presented by the Rev. 

 S. J. Whitmee; a Beisa antelope [Oryx beisa), presented by Admii-al Gum- 

 ming, and a guilding 's amazou {Chrysotis guildingi), transmitted by Mr. G. H. 

 Hawtayne, from St. Vincent, W.I. 



A letter was read from Mr. T. D. Forsyth, containing an account of some 

 of the animals met with in the vicinity of Kashgar. 



An extract was read from a letter received from Mr. E. P. Ramsay, 

 relating to a living cassowary [Casuarius australis), which he was proposing 

 to send to the Society's collection. 



Professor Owen read the fifth part of his series of memoirs on the 

 " Osteology of the Marsupialia." This portion contained a general account 

 of the osseous structure of the Kangaroos. 



Lieut.-Col. H. Irby exhibited specimens of apparently a new species of 

 raven, -which he had lately obtained in the vicinity of Tangier, Morocco, 

 and which he was intending to describe under the name of Corvus tingi- 

 tanus. 



A communication was read from the Rev. 0. Pickard Cambridge on 

 some new species of the Arachnideau family of Drassides, from various 

 localities. 



A communication was read from Dr. E. Grube, containing descriptions 

 of new Annulata, collected by Mr. E. W. H. Holdsworth on the coasts of 

 Ceylon. 



A communication was read from Mr. W. Nation on the habits of Sper- 

 mophila simplex, as observed in the vicinity of Lima, 



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

 the butterflies of Costa Rica, with descriptions of new species. 



June 16, 1874. — Dr. A. Gijnther, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



An extract was read from a letter received from Dr. A. B. Meyer, con- 

 cerning two birds (Rectes Bennetti and Campephaga aurulenta) lately 

 described in the Society's ' Proceedings ' by Mr. Sclater. 



A letter was read from Mr. W. Summerhayes, relating to certain species 

 of curassows found in Venezuela. 



Dr. J. Murie read a paper on the nature of the sacs vomited by the 

 hornbills, which he stated, in confirmation of Professor Flower's account of 

 these objects, to consist of the epithelial lining of the stomach. 



Mr. W. SaviUe Kent communicated a second paper upon the gigantic 

 cephalopods recently encountered off Newfoundland. From further in- 

 formation received, Mr. Saville Kent apprehended that it would be necessary 

 to refer the two individuals preserved in St. John's Museum to the genus 



