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which are characteristic of a particular district or region. Thus Cervus and 

 Ursus were " lipotypes" of the ^Ethiopian Region. 



Dr. A. Giinther exhibited and made remarks on the skin of a pale variety 

 of the Leopard from the Transvaal. 



Dr. Giinther also exhibited and remarked upon a specimen of a new 

 Turtle (Geomyda) from Siam. 



Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe exhibited a specimen of a Goldfinch from 

 Hungary, sent to him by Dr. J. von Madarasz, of the Museum of Buda- 

 Pesth, which that gentleman had described as Carduelis degans-albigularis. 

 Mr. Sharpe observed that a white-throated variety of the Goldfinch was by 

 no means unknown in England. 



Dr. Hans Gadow read a paper on some points in the anatomy of 

 Pterocles, with remarks on its systematic position. Detailed descriptions 

 of the alimentary organs and of the muscles were given. The author took 

 the opportunity of discussing the claasificatory or systematic value of the 

 caeca in birds. Then, after pointing out the difficulty of placing the 

 Sand Grouse in the Avian system, he came to the conclusion that the 

 Pterocletes (Sclater) should be considered as a group co-ordinate to the 

 Rasores, Columbu; and Limicolce, between which they formed a connecting 

 link. 



Mr. W. A. Forbes read a note on a peculiarity of the trachea of the 

 Twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise, Seleucides nigra, as observed in a male 

 specimen that had recently died in the Society's Gardens. 



Mr. R. Bowdler Sharpe read a note on the Strix Oustaleti of Hartlaub, 

 and pointed out that this bird was none other than the Grass Owl, Strix 

 Candida. 



Capt. G. E. Shelley gave the descriptions of some new species of birds 

 which had been obtained in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, Natal. These 

 the author proposed to name Antluis Butleri (a very interesting Yellow- 

 breasted Pipit), Sphenaocus natalenm (the Natal representative of S. afri- 

 canus), and S. intermedins (an intermediate form from Kaffraria). 



Messrs. Godman and Salvin read a paper in which was given the 

 descriptions of some new species of Butterflies of the genus Agrias, from 

 the Valley of the Amazons. 



Mr. E. J. Miers read an account of a collection of Crustaceans which 

 had been made by M. V. de Robillard at the Mauritius. The author called 

 special attention to a fine Spider Crab dredged up from a depth of eighty 

 fathoms, which he proposed to name Naia RobiUardi. — P. L. Sclater, 

 Secretary. 



