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Mr. H. E. Dresser exhibited and made remarks on a specimen of 
Sazxicola deserti, killed in Scotland {see p. 146], and a specimen of Picus 
pubescens, believed to have been killed in Normandy. 
Mr. W. A. Forbes read some notes on the external characters and 
anatomy of the Californian Sea Lion, Otaria Gillespii, and exhibited some 
coloured drawings of this animal. 
Prof. Flower read a note upon the habits of the Manatee, chiefly in 
reference to the question as to whether this animal had the power of 
voluntarily leaving the water for the purpose of feeding on the herbage of 
the banks, as stated by many authors, and as supported by a communication 
from the late Mr. R. B. Dobree, notwithstanding which Prof. Flower 
considered the evidence upon which the statement was based to be very 
unsatisfactory. 
A paper was read upon the same animal by Miss Agnes Crane, 
consisting of observations upon the Manatees lately living in the Brighton 
Aquarium. 
Dr. A. Giinther read an account of the Amphisbenians and Ophidians 
collected by Prof. Bayley Balfour in the island of Socotra. A new form of 
Snake allied to Tachymenis was named Ditypophis vivaw, a new species 
of Zamenis was named Z. Socotra, and a new form of Amphisbeenian, 
Pachycalamus brevis. 
Mr. W. T. Blanford gave an account of six species of Lizards which 
had been collected by Prof. Bayley Balfour in Socotra; of these the three 
following appeared to be undescribed :—Hemidactylus homaolepis, Pristurus 
insignis, and Hremias Balfouri. 
Mr. Charles O. Waterhouse read a paper on the Coleopterous insects 
which had been collected by Prof. Bayley Balfour in Socotra. The number 
of species of which examples were collected was twenty-four, and showed 
that the fauna of Socotra, judging from this collection, was distinctly 
African. Twelve of the species appeared to be new. 
A communication was read from Prof. J. O. Westwood containing 
observations on two species of Indian butterflies, Papilio castor and 
P. pollux. 
A communication was read from Mr. Edgar A. Smith, containing some 
observations on the shells belonging to the genus Gouldia of C. B. Adams. 
Mr. Sclater read the fifth of his series of notes on the birds of the 
vicinity of Lima, Peru, with remarks on their habits by Prof. Nation. 
A new species of Buarremon, of which an example was in the collection, 
was proposed to be dedicated to its discoverer as B. Nationi. 
Mr. G. E. Dobson read some notes on certain points in the muscular 
anatomy of the Green Monkey, Cercopithecus callithria.—P. L. Scuatsr, 
Secretary. 
