5050 Tur ZooLocist—Aucust, 1876. 
Mr. G. E. Dobson read a paper on peculiar structures in the feet of 
certain species of mammals, by which they are enabled to walk on smooth 
perpendicular surfaces, especially alluding to Hyrax and the bats of the 
genus Thyroptera. 
A communication was read from Dr. J. S. Bowerbank, being the sixth 
part of his monograph of the Silicio-Fibrous Sponges. 
A communication was read from the Rey. O. P. Cambridge, containing a 
catalogue of a collection of spiders made in Egypt, with descriptions of new 
species and characters of a new genus. 
A communication was read from Mr. W. T. Blanford, containing remarks 
on the views of A. von Pelzeln as to the connection of the Faunas of India 
and Africa, and on the Mammalian Fauna of Tibet. 
A second communication from Mr, W. T. Blanford contained remarks on 
some of the specific identifications in Dr. Giinther’s second report on 
collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. 
Mr. Howard Saunders read a paper on the Sternine, or terns, with 
descriptions of three new species, which he proposed to call Sterna Tibetana, 
Sterna eurygnatha, and Gygis microrhyncha. 
Dr. Cunningham, of the University of Edinburgh, described a young 
specimen of a dolphin, caught off Great Grimsby, in September, 1875. 
After pointing out the great difficulty experienced in referring it to its 
proper place amongst the dolphins—this difficulty arising chiefly from the 
unsatisfactory and even unreliable descriptions which have heen given in 
this country by former observers—he came to the conclusion that he was 
justified in referring it to Delphinus albirostris, the differences being in his 
opinion merely those of age. 
Mr. J. W. Clark read some notes on a dolphin lately taken off the coast 
of Norfolk, which he was likewise induced to refer to the same species. 
A communication was read from Mr. R. B. Sharpe, containing the 
description of an apparently new species of owl from the Solomon Islands, 
which he proposed to call Ninox Solomonis. 
Mr. A. H. Garrod read some notes on the anatomy of certain parrots. 
Mr. H. E. Dresser read the description of a new species of broadbilled 
sandpiper, from North-Eastern Asia, to which he gave the name Limicola 
Sibirica. 
A second communication from Mr. Dresser contained the description of a 
new species of Tetraogallus, discovered by Mr. Danford in the Cilician 
Taurus, which he proposed to call T. Tauricus. 
Dr. A. Giinther read some notes on a small collection of animals brought 
by Lieutenant L. Cameron from Angola. 
A communication was read from Lieutenant R. Wardlaw Ramsay, giving 
the description of a fine species of nuthatch, from Karen-nee, which he — 
proposed to call Sitta magna. 
