SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 351 



Mr. F. Holmwood gave an account of his observations on the employment 

 of the Remora by native fishermen of Zanzibar for the purpose of catching 

 Turtle and large fishes. 



Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe read some further notes on the new Corsican 

 Nuthatch, Sltta Whiteheadi, in continuation of former communications on 

 the same subject. 



A communication was read from Dr. G. Hartlaub, in which he gave the 

 description of a new species of Creeper of the genus Sal2}ornis, discovered 

 in Eastern Equatorial xlfrica by Dr. Emin Bey. The author proposed to 

 name it, after its discoverer, Salpornis Emini. 



Prof. Flower read a note on the names of two genera of Delphinida, 

 which he found it necessary to change. 



A communication was read from Dr. Camerano, giving a summary of 

 the distribution of the native Batrachians in Italy. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger gave the description of a new variety of Lizard of 

 the genus Lacerta from South Portugal, which he proposed to describe as 

 Lacerta viridis, var. Gadovii. 



A communication was read from Mr. H. 0. Forbes, containing remarks 

 on a paper by Dr. A. B. Meyer on a collection of birds from the East-Indian 

 Archipelago, with special reference to those described by him from the 

 Timor-Laut group of islands. 



Lieut.-Col. C. Swinhoe read a paper on some new and little-known 

 species of butterflies of the genus Teracolus. The author referred to and 

 described twenty-two species, sixteen of which were new to science and the 

 others very rare. 



A communication was read from Mr. Francis Day on the occurrence of 

 Lumpetus lumpetriformis off the east coast of Scotland. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas read a paper upon the Muridm collected by 

 M. Constantin Jelski, near Junin, in Central Peru, during the years 1870-73. 

 The collection consisted of ninety-two specimens, representing twelve species, 

 mostly belonging to the genus Hesperomys, the nine subgenera of which 

 were now arranged and re-defined. One species and two varieties were 

 described as new under the names of Rheithrodon pictus, Hesperomys 

 laticejjs, var. nitidus, and H. himaciilatus, var. lepidus. 



A communication was read from Mr. W. L. Distant, describing the 

 Rhynchota collected by the late Mr.W. A. Forbes on the Lower Niger. The 

 collection contained examples of twelve species, eleven of which belonged to 

 the Hemiptera and one to the Homoptera. Two species appeared to be 

 undescribed. 



Prof. Mivart read a paper on the development of the individual and of 

 the species as forms of Instinctive Action. 



This meeting closes the present session. The next session (1884-1885) 

 will commence in November,— P. L. Sclater, Secretary. 



