4426 THE ZooLoGcist—APRIL, 1875. 
Prof. W. H. Flower read a memoir on the anatomy and affinities of the 
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus). After an exhaustive account of the 
structure of this animal, based on the examination of a specimen that had 
recently died in the Society’s Gardens, Prof. Flower came to the conclusion 
that it was most nearly related to the Cervide, and might be placed within 
the limits of that family. 
A communication was read from the Rey. O. P. Cambridge, in which he 
gave descriptions of twenty-four new species of spiders of the genus Erigone, 
from France, Corsica, Sicily, Spain, Morocco and Algiers. 
Dr. A. Giinther read a second report on the collections of Indian reptiles 
recently obtained by the British Museum, and described several species as 
new to Science. 
A paper was read by Messrs. Sclater and Salvin, containing an account 
of the birds collected by Mr. A. Goering on the Sierra Nevada of Merida, 
and at San Cristoval, in Venezuela in 1874. 
A communication was read from M. L. Taczanowski, containing the 
description of a new species of grouse from the mountains of Georgia, allied 
to the black grouse, which was proposed to be called Lyrurus Mokosiewiczi. 
Mr. A. G. Butler read descriptions of a large number of new species of 
Sphingide. 
Sir Victor Brooke gave a notice of a deer allied to the fallow-deer, from 
Mesopotamia, of which he had lately received specimens from Mr. P. J. 
Robertson, H.B.M. Vice-Consul at Bussorah. For this new form, which 
is found in the jungles along the Valley of the Euphrates, Sir V. Brooke 
proposed the name Cervus Mesopotamicus.—P. L. Sclater. 
Entomotoeican Society or Lonpon. 
February 1, 1875.—Sir Smpney Smira Saunpers, C.M.G., President, 
in the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donors :—‘ Thesaurus Entomologicus Oxoniensis,’ part ii.; preseuted by the 
Author, J. O. Westwood, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., &c. ‘ Pinacographia,’ illus- 
trations of more than 1000 species of North-West European Ichneumonide 
sensu Linnzano; by the Author, M. S.C. Snellen van Vollenhoven. ‘Annales 
de la Societé Linnéene de Lyon,’ année 1873; by the Society. ‘ Bulletin 
de la Societe Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou,’ 1874, no. 2; by the 
Society. ‘L’Abeille,’ 1874, livr. 24; 1875, livr.1; by the Editor. ‘ Exotic 
Butterflies,’ part 93; by the Author, W. C. Hewitson, Esq. ‘The Ento- 
mologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for February; by the Editors. ‘Newman's 
