4808 Tue ZooLocist—FEBRvARY, 1876. 
attention to a Haast’s Apteryx (Apterya Haasti) from New Zealand, presented 
by Baron F. von Mueller, and a night parrot (Stringops hanna from 
New Zealand, presented by Mr. T. E. Featherston. 
An extract was read from a letter addressed to the Secretary : Mr. 
George Brown, dated Port Hunter, Duke of York Island, stating that he 
had shipped for the Society to the care of Dr. G. Bennett, of Sydney, two 
cassowaries and some other birds from New Britain and Duke of York 
Island. 
A letter was read from My. R. Trimen, Curator of the South African 
Museum, Cape Town, containing some remarks on Canis chama. 
Dr. Hector, exhibited and made remarks on three ancient feather- 
mats, made by the Maoris of New ‘Zealand, which had been obtained 
by Dr. Buller, from a Chief on the Upper Wanganui River. 
Prof. W. H. Flower, gave a description of the skull of a fossil species of 
of the genus Xiphodon, Cuvier, from a specimen belonging to the Museum 
of the Royal College of Surgeons, supposed to have been found near Wood- 
bridge, in Suffolk, 
Prof. Huxley read a paper on Ceratodus, in which he pointed out the 
special characters presented by this remarkable fish in the structure of its 
nasal apertures, brain, skull and fore-limb. Prof, Huxley also called atten- 
tion to the close connection shown by certain details of structure between 
Ceratodus and the Chimeroid fishes, especially as regards the skull. 
A communication was read from Dr. Julius Von Haast, containing the 
description of a new ziphioid whale from the Coast of New Zealand. 
Mr. Sclater read a paper on some additional species of birds from St. 
Lucia, West Indies, which had been sent to him by the Rev. J. E. Semper 
of that island. The collection contained one very remarkable form which 
appeared to be referable to a new genus of Mniotiltide and was proposed to 
be called Leucopeza Semperi. 
A communication was read from Mr. W. H. Hudson containing some 
notes on the spoonbill of the Argentine Republic. 
A paper was read by Messrs, Sclater and Salvin, on Peruvian Birds 
collected by Mr. Whitely, being the ninth of a series of communications on 
this subject. 
A communication was read from Dr. Otto Finsch, containing notes on 
some Fijian Birds, including description of a new genus and species pro- 
posed to be called Drymochera badiceps. 
Mr. A. H. Garrod read a note on the cecum coli of the Capybara, as 
observed in a specimen recently deceased in the Society’s Menagerie.—P. 
L. Scelater. 
