310 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Prof. Garrod came to the conclusion that Gelada must be considered 
as a distinct generic form, more nearly allied to Cercopithecus than to 
Cynocephalus. 
Lieut.-Col. Godwin-Austen read some notes on, and gave a description 
of, the female of Ceriornis Blythi, Jerdon. 
June 3, 1879.—Professor W. H. Fiowrr, LL.D., F.R.S., President, 
in the chair. 
The Secretary exhibited and made remarks upon two volumes of 
original drawings of the Birds of India, which had been deposited in the 
Society’s Library by Brigadier-General A. C. McMaster. The volumes 
contained about 270 figures of the birds of India, most of which had been 
drawn by soldiers in General McMaster’s house at Secunderabad. 
Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on a small collection of birds 
forwarded to him by Dr. A. Déring, of the University of Cordova, in the 
Argentine Republic. 
Mr. W. Ottley gave a description of the blood-vessels of the neck and 
head of the Ground Hornbill. 
Mr. Edward R. Alston read a paper “ On the Specific Identity of the 
British Martens,” in which he pointed out the distinguishing characters of 
Martes sylvatica and M. foina, and showed that the former species only is 
found in this country. 
Messrs. Sclater and Salvin gave an account of the birds collected by the 
late Mr. T. K. Salmon in the State of Antioquia, United States of Columbia. 
Mr. Salmon’s collections were stated to have been very extensive, having 
been the product of some five or six years’ assiduous collecting, and to have 
contained altogether about 3500 specimens of birds, which were referable 
to 469 species. 
Mr. G. French Angas gave an account of the land-shells collected by 
the late Dr. W. M. Gabb in Costa Rica. The collection was said to contain 
examples of forty-two species, of which ten or twelve were believed to be 
new to science.—P. L. Scrarer, Secretary. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL Society oF Lonpon. 
May 7, 1879.—J. W. Dunnine, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., Vice-President, in 
the chair. 
Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks voted to donors. 
Prof. N. Joly, of Rue des Chalets, Toulouse, was balloted for and 
elected a Foreign Member. 
Mr. H. J. Elwes exhibited and made remarks upon a fine collection of 
Lepidoptera from Asia Minor, for which he was principally indebted to 
Dr. Staudinger, of Dresden, who has recently worked up the results of his 
