PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 151 
March 2, 1880.—Professor St. Georce Mivart, Esq., F.R.S., Vice- 
President, in the chair. 
Mr. W. A. Forbes read the first of a series of papers on the anatomy of 
Passerine Birds. The present communication related to the structure of 
the stomach in the genus Huphonia, and in other allied genera of the family 
Tanagride@. 
Mr. A. G. Butler read a paper on some new and little-known species of 
butterflies collected in India by Dr. Watt, of the Calcutta University. 
Messrs. Sclater and Salvin read a paper on the birds collected by 
Mr. Clarence Buckley in Eastern Ecuador. During his recent residence 
at Sarayacu, on the Upper Rio Pastaza, Mr. Buckley had formed a very 
large collection of birds, which had been carefully examined by the authors, 
and of which they hoped to be able to give a general account on a future 
occasion. On the present occasion they described only the eighteen species 
which they considered to be new to science. 
Mr. Howard Saunders read a paper containing a descriptive list of the 
Sea-birds obtained by Lord Lindsay during his voyage in the yacht ‘ Venus’ 
to Mauritius. The species were eighteen in number, and mainly belouged to 
the families Fregatide, Pelecanide, Phetontide, Laride, and Procellariide. 
Mr. M. Jacoby communicated a paper containing descriptions of new 
species of Phytophagous Coleoptera collected in South America. 
Mr. A. G. Butler read a paper on some new species of Orthoptera of 
the genus Anostostoma, collected by Mr. Kingdon at Antananarivo, Mada- 
gascar. 
A communication was read from Col. R. H. Beddome, containing the 
description of a new species of snake, obtained in Malabar, proposed to be 
called Plectrurus aureus. 
Messrs. Godman and Distant read a paper containing the descriptions 
of five new species of African butterflies—P. L. SctatEr, Secretary. 
Eppina Forest aND County or Essex NaAturRALtsts’ FIELD CLus. 
The fist ordinary meeting of this Society was held at Buckhurst Hill, 
Essex, on February 28th, the President, Mr. Raphael Meldola, F.R.A.S., 
F.C.8., presiding. Nearly seventy members were present. 
The minutes of the foundation meeting having been read and confirmed, 
the President delivered an inaugural address on the objects and work of the 
Club. In the course of his remarks he observed that iu forming the Epping 
Forest Club their primary object was the furtherance of science—the annual 
addition of something, however humble, to the general stock of human 
-Imnowledge. They already included in their ranks many members well 
yersed in special branches of Natural History, to whom they should look for 
