THE ZooLocist—May, 1875. 4461 
Mr. Darwin, of the naturalists of the Swedish frigate ‘ Eugenie,’ and of 
Dr. Habel, whose collection afforded the principal materials upon which 
the present communication was based. Of the fifty-seven species of birds 
known to exist in the Galapagos about two-thirds were stated to be peculiar 
to the Archipelago. ; 
Mr. A. G. Butler read a memoir on the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the 
family Sphingide, in which a complete revision of the various genera and 
species of this family was given. 
A communication was read from Dr. J. S. Bowerbank, entitled “A 
Monograph of the Siliceo-Fibrous Sponges,” part iii., being the third of a 
series of memoirs on this class of sponges. A second communication from 
Dr. Bowerbank contained the seventh part of his contributions to a ‘ General 
History of the Spongiade.’ 
Mr. A. H. Garrod read a paper on the form of the trachea in Tantalus 
Ibis, in which the peculiar and numerous convolutions of that tube within 
the thorax of that bird were described. 
A communication was read from Mr. G. 8. Brady, in+which he gave 
a revision of the known species of British marine mites, together with 
descriptions of some new species. 
Mr. C. A. Wright read a paper on the question of the specific identity of 
the weasel found in Malta, which he was inclined to refer to Mustela 
boccamela, Bp., hitherto only known to occur in Sardinia.—P. L. Sclater. 
EntomoLogicaL Socrety or Lonpon. 
March 1, 1875.—Sir Srpney Surre Saunpers, C.M.G., President, in 
the chair. 
Donations to the Library. 
The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the 
donors :—‘ Beitrage zur naheren Kenntniss der in dem Baikal-see vorkom- 
menden mederen Krebse aus der Gruppe der Grammariden,’ von Dr. B. N. 
Dybowski; ‘Hor Societatis Entomologice Rossice,’ t. x., nos. 1—4; 
presented by the Society. ‘ Tijdschrift voor Hntomologie, nitgegeven door de 
Nederlandsche Entomologische Verein,’ t. xvii., nos. 1—6; by the Society. 
‘The Canadian Entomologist,’ vol. vi., no. 12; by the Editor. ‘The 
Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine’ for March; by the Editors. ‘ Newman’s 
Entomologist’ and ‘ The Zoologist’ for March; by the Editor. ‘ List of the 
Lepidoptera recorded as having been found in New Zealand previous to the 
year 1871,’ by R. W. Fereday, C.M.E.S.L.; ‘ List of the Insects recorded 
as having been found in New Zealand previous to the year 1870,’ by Capt. 
BF. W. Hutton, C.M.Z.S.; by R. W. Fereday, Esq. 
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