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pectoral fins of Flying Fish only one-thirty-second. The impulse to which 
Flying Fish owe their long shooting passage through the air is delivered, 
while thoy are still in the water, by the powerful masses of muscle on both 
sides of their body, which are of much greater breadth than in the case of 
the Herring or any other fish of their own size.” 
MOLLUSCA. 
Rossia macrosoma in Argyleshire.—A fine specimen of this rare little 
Cephalopod was taken in the dredge during the summer of 1884 in Loch 
Creran by Mr. W. Anderson Smith, and sent by him to Kelvingrove 
Museum, Glasgow. This is the first time it has been taken in the 
West Highlands, so far as 1 am aware.—J. M. Camppext (Kelvingrove 
Museum). 
Erratum.—Through an unfortunate confusion of identity I described 
my sketch of a monstrosity, in the December number of ‘ The Zoologist,’ as 
Buceinium undatum; of course it should be Fusus antiaus, which is at 
once palpable from the figure itself. — Eowarp Loverr (Addiscombe, 
Croydon). 
Errata.—In my paper on Surrey Mollusca the following errata occur : 
—Page 13, lines 4 and 15 from top, for “ Oxstead” read ‘‘ Oxsted.” Page 
14, line 9 from top, for “ Cornulus ” read “ Conulus.” Line 18, * Planorbis 
glaber at Paddock Wood ” ; it is possible that these may be merely a var. 
of P. albus. Line 19, for “ gagatis” read “ gagates”; I have recently taken 
this in Middlesex.—T. D. A. CocKERELL. 
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
LinnEAN Socrety or Lonpon. 
December 18, 1884.—Sir John Lussocx, Bart., F.R.S., President, in 
the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society :—Lieut.- 
Col. W. Rowe Lewis, Dr. Chas. B. Plowright, Messrs. Thos. B. Blow, 
H. G. Greenish, A. G. Howard, Lionel de Nicéville, and Fred. Shrivell. 
Mr. Edw. Alfred Heath exhibited a stuffed adult specimen of the Wild 
Cat, which had been found dead in a trap (November, 1884) in Ben-Armin 
Deer Forest, Sutherlandshire, in which district they still are frequently 
met with. 
