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of the incurved spinous ridges round the throat of the pitcher. To take 
advantage of the store, a certain species of black ant ingeniously perforates 
the stalk, and making a passage upwards provides safe inroad and exit to 
get at the sumptuous fare of dead and decaying insects contained within 
the pitcher. Moreover, the remarkable Lemuroid (Tarsius spectrum) like- 
wise visits the pitcher-plant for the sake of the entrapped instcts. These 
it can easily obtain from the Nepenthes Rafflesiana, but not so from the 
above-mentioned N. bicalcarata, where the sharp spurs severely prick the 
animal if it dares to peep in or trifle with the armed umbel.—J. Morir. 
ZvOLOGICAL Soctuty or Lonpon. 
February 17, 1880.—Anruur Grove, Esq., 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, and called special 
attention to a Japanese Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus orientalis), from Japan, 
presented by Mr. Harry Pryer, of Yokohama; and to two Blue-eyed 
Cockatoos (Cacatua ophthalmica), presented by the Rey. George Brown, of 
Duke of York Island. 
Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on a skin of Colobus palliatus, 
Peters, from the Zanzibar coast, and pointed out its apparent identity with 
his Colobus angolensis. 
A letter was read from Mr. W. B. Pryer, of Elopura, Bay of Sandakan, 
Northern Borneo, relating to certain birds and quadrupeds of that country. 
Prof. Flower exhibited and made remarks on the skull of a two-horned 
Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis), which had been obtained in Sandakan, 
Northern Borneo, by Mr. W. B. Pryer. 
Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on the drawing of an apententle 
new Parrot of the genus Chrysotis, now living in the Society’s Gardens, 
which he proposed to call Chrysotis celigena, after Mr. Lawrence's MS. 
Prof. Flower read a paper on the anatomy of the Bush-dog (Icticyon 
venaticus), based on a specimen lately living in the Society's Gardens. 
Mr. W. A. Forbes read a paper on some points in the structure of 
Nasiterna, bearing on its affinities. 
A communication was read from Mr. Geoffrey Nevill, containing a paper 
on the land-shells, extinct and living, of the neighbourhood of Mentone 
(Alpes Maritimes), with descriptions of a new genus and of several new 
species. 
Mr. W. 'Tegetmeier read a note on the synonymy of the Kaffir Crane, 
commonly called Balearica regulorum (Licht.). 
Lord Walsingham read a paper on some new or little-known species of 
Tineide@ from North America. 
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