PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 29 



Mr. Sclater exhibited a specimen of the Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 

 belonging to Sir Henry Mildmay, Bart., which had been shot in Hampshire 

 in September last. [See ' Zoologist,' 1881, p. 494.] 



A communication was read from MM. L. Taczanowski and J. Stolzmann 

 on the habits and various plumages of the rare Humming-bird, Loddigesia 

 mirabilis. 



Communications were read from M. L. Taczanowski on two nearly allied 

 species of Hummiug-birds of the genus Steganura from Peru, and on a new 

 species of Mustela from North-Eastern Peru, which he proposed to call 

 Mustela Stolzmanni. 



Mr. W. A. Forbes read notes on the structure of the palate in the Trogons 

 (Trogonidm), and on the systematic position of Eupetes macrocercus. 



A communication was read from Mr. E. P. Ramsay, containing an 

 account of the true habitat of Pycnoptilus Jloccosus, Gould. 



A communication was read from Mr. E. L. Layard, containing a note 

 on the South African mollusk, Cceliaxis Layardi of Angas. 



A communication was read from Mr. Edgar A. Smith, containing notes 

 on the shells of the genus Chilina, with a list of the known species. 



Mr. Arthur G. Butler read a paper on some Butterflies from Japan, 

 with which were incorporated notes and descriptions of new species by 

 Montague Fentou. 



Mr. H. J. Elwes read a paper on the Butterflies of Amoorland, Japan, 

 and Northern China. 



November 29, 1881. — Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. 



A letter was read from Dr. A. Frenzel, announcing his success in 

 breeding Parrots of the genus Eclectus in his aviary at Freiburg, in 

 Saxony. 



A communication was read from Dr. A. B. Meyer, containing the 

 description of a new species of Eclectus received from Timorlaut Island, 

 which he proposed to name Eclectus Riedeli. 



Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe read a note on the genera Schosnicola and 

 Catriscus, and pointed out that these genera were identical, but that the 

 South-African S. apicalis was specifically distinct from the Indian 

 S. platyura. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger gave the description of a new species of Anolis 

 from Yucatan, proposed to be called Anolis Beckeri. 



Mr. W. A. Forbes gave an account of the observations he had made 

 on the temperature of the Indian Python, Pytlion molurus, during her 

 incubation in the Gardens of the Society in June and July last. The 

 result arrived at was that in the present case there was a difference on the 

 whole average of l° - 4 Fahr. in favour of the female as compared with the 



