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had been found early that morning by one of the men on his way to work 
in one of the large areas that surround the building. No one could tell 
how it came there, but I have no doubt it must have been flying over the 
city at night, and being dazzled by the glare of the gas-lamps may have 
struck either against the building or some of the many telephone-wires that 
cross the roofs of the houses, and losing its balance have fallen into the 
area, whence it was unable to rise sufficiently high to cross the surrounding 
railings, and-so was easily captured.—J. J. Downie (1, Fingal Terrace, 
Clontarf). 
Brent Geese coming Inland.—Brent Geese so rarely leave the coast 
except to enter the river-mouths, and then do not come up very far, that it 
may perhaps be of interest to state that on the 13th November last a pair 
of old Brent Geese were shot on the carrs here. As the crow flies, it is 
eight miles fully from the sea; and they had been noticed here for a few 
days previously.—Jamus J. Harrison (Brandesburton Hall, Hull). 
FISHES. 
Sexual Characters in the Salmonide.—An editorial note in April 
‘Zoologist’ (p. 184) says, “The horny projection of the lower jaw is 
indicative of sex, and is peculiar to the male.” In 1884, when fishing a 
river in N.W. Rosshire, I killed a Salmon, having most fully developed the 
“horny projection” referred to, and the same day another Salmon was 
killed by a friend, also having the said “ horny projection.” These two fish, 
on being cut up, were both found to contain well-developed ova, and were 
undoubtedly female fish. A third friend, who had fished that same river 
for ten years, said to us that only once before had a similar case come under 
his notice ; and at the time we marvelled very much about it. This is fact. 
The two first weighed about the same, viz., about 11 lbs.—J. A. Harviz 
Brown (Dunipace House, Larbert, N.B.). 
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
ZooLoeicaL Society or Lonpon. 
April 6, 1886.—Prof. W. H. Frowsr, LL.D., F.RS., President, in 
the chair. 
The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to 
the Society’s Menagerie during the month of March, 1886, and called 
attention to a second specimen of the Rough-billed Pelican of North 
America, Pelecanus trachyrhynchus, purchased March 2nd; and to an 
example of the White-tailed Ichneumon, Herpestes albicauda, from Lamoo, 
Kastern Africa, presented by Mr. F. J. Jackson, March 4th, 
