112 THE ZOOLOGIS'Y. 
anamallayana. The second contained the descriptions of some new species 
of Uropeltide, from Southern India. 
February 19, 1878.—Prof. Mivarr, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The Secretary exhibited the skin of a fine adult Cassowary, which had 
been obtained at Wandammen, on the Eastern Coast of the Bay of Geelvink, 
New Guinea, and had just been acquired by the British Museum. The 
species to which it belonged was believed to be undescribed, and was proposed 
to be called C. altijugus, from its peculiar high-peaked helmet. 
Mr. P. Geddes read a memoir on the mechanism of the odontophore in 
certain Mollusca. In this paper the view of Cuvier—that the movements 
of the radula depend upon those of the underlying cartilages—was sub- 
stantially revived, arguments being adduced against the more recent theory 
of Professor Huxley, that it runs like a chain-saw, the cartilages merely 
forming a pulley-block. The use of bacteria as food by Lymneus was also 
described by the author in this paper. 
Professor A. H. Garrod read some notes on the anatomy of Volypeutes 
tricinctus, and gave remarks on other Dasypodide. A new form of 
Tolypeutes, allied to 7. conurus, was proposed to be called 7’. Muriei. 
A communication was read from Mr. J. H. Gurney, containing notes on 
a specimen of Polyborus, lately living in the Society’s Gardens. 
A communication was read from Mr. D. G. Elliot, containing the results 
of his study of the Pteroclid@, or family of Sand Grouse. Nine species of 
Pterocles and two of Syrrhaptes were recognized as composing the family. 
Messrs. F. Du Cane Godman and Osbert Salvin gave descriptions of new 
species of Diurnal Lepidoptera from Central America. 
A communication was read from Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, giving an 
account of a small collection of birds from the Ellice Islands. 
Mr. Edward R. Alston read a note on the dentition of Cuseus. 
A communication was read from Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, containing the 
description of three new species of Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from New 
Zealand. 
Dr. F. Day communicated some remarks on the paper read by Mr. 
Whitmee at the last meeting of the Society on the manifestations of fear 
and anger by fishes. 
A communication was read from the Marquis of Tweeddale, containing 
an account of a collection of birds made by Mr. A. H. Everett, in the 
Island of Negros, Philippines. 
A second communication from the Marquis of Tweeddale contained the 
description of a new species of the genus Buceros, proposed to be called 
B. semigaleatus, from the Island of Leyle, Philippines.—P. L. ScrarEr, 
Secretary. 
