4504 THE ZooLoGIsT—JUNE, 1875. 
Aroceedings of Seientitic Societies, 
ZooLoGIcAL Society or Lonpon. 
April 20, 1875.—Rosrrt Hupson, Esq., F.R.S., V.-P., in the chair. 
The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 
Society's Menagerie during the month of March, 1875, and called particular 
attention to the following animals :—An Indian wild dog (Canis primevus, 
Hodgs.), from British Burmah, presented March 3rd, by Lord Northbrook, 
the Governor-General of India; three crested black kites (Baza lophotes) : 
a Himalayan magpie (Pica bottanensis); a Hamadryad snake (Ophiophagus 
elaps), obtained by purchase; and a bearded falcon (Falco biarmicus), 
presented by Capt. Parry, of the barque ‘ Isabella Blyth.’ 
A letter was read from R. J. Wardlaw-Ramsay, dated Tonghoo, British 
Burmah, 22nd November, 1874, containing additional remarks on the 
woodpecker (Gecinus erythropygius), described by him at a former meeting. 
Mr. Edward R. Alston exhibited and made remarks on a rufous variety of 
the murine dormouse (Graphiurus murinus, Desm.), from West Africa. 
Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier exhibited and made remarks on two hybrid 
pheasants, the result of a cross between Phasianus colchicus and Euplocamus 
nycthemerus. 
Mr. A. H. Garrod read a paper on the structure of the deep plantar 
tendons in different birds, in which the different modes of arrangement of 
these tendons was pointed out, and their importance in the classification of 
the order insisted upon. 
A communication was read from Mr. R. J. Lechmere-Guppy on the 
occurrence of Helix coactiliata in Trinidad, and on the general distribution 
of the land and fresh water Mollusca of that island. A second communication 
from Mr. Guppy contained a note on a variety of Bulimus constrictus found 
in Venezuelan Guiana. 
A communication was read from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge, in which he 
gave descriptions of nine new species of spiders of the genus Erigone addi- 
tional to those described in a former communication on the same subject. 
A communication was read from Mr. George Gulliver containing a 
description of the spermatozoa of the lamprey, Petromyzon murenus. 
Mr. R. B. Sharpe exhibited and made remarks on some specimens of 
some rare species of birds of prey, lately received by the British Museum 
from Australia. , 
May 4, 1875.—E. W. H. Horpswortu, Esq., in the chair. 
The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 
Society’s Menagerie during the mouth of April, 1875, and called particular 
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