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what that is remains to be discovered. As regards the longevity of 

 ants, he stated that the old queen ant, which had more than once been 

 mentioned to the Society, was still alive. She must now be fourteen 

 years old, and still laid fertile eggs ; to the important physiological 

 beariug of which fact he called special attention. He discussed the 

 observations and remarks of Graber as regards the senses of ants, with 

 special reference to their sensibility towards the ultra violet rays, and 

 referred to the observations of Forel, which confirmed those he had 

 previously laid before the Society. Professor Graber had also questioned 

 some of his experiments with reference to smell. He, however, maintained 

 the accuracy of his observations, and pointed out that Graber had overlooked 

 some of the precautions which he had taken ; his experiments seemed to 

 leave no doubt as to the existence of a delicate sense of smell among ants. 

 As regards the recognition of friends, he repeated some previous experiments 

 with the same results. He took some pupa? from one of his nests (a) and 

 placed these under charge of some ants from another nest (b) of the same 

 species. After they had come to maturity he placed some in nest a and 

 some in nest b. Those placed in their own nest were received amicably, 

 those in the nests of their nurses were attacked and driven out. This 

 showed that the recognition is not by the means of a sign or password, for 

 in that case they would have been recognised in nest b and not in nest a. 

 Dr. Weissmann had confirmed his observations in opposition to the state- 

 ment of Lespis, that white ants are enemies to those of another nest, even 

 belonging to the same species ; the domestic animals, on the other hand, 

 can be transferred from one nest to another, and will be amicably received. 

 In conclusion, he discussed the respective functions of the eyes and ocelli, 

 and referred to several other observations on various interesting points in 

 the economy of the Social Hymenoptera. — J. Mubie. 



Zoological Society of London. 



December 6, 1887.— Professor W. H. Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Howard Saunders exhibited (on behalf of the Rev. H. A. Macpherson) 

 a specimen of the Isabelline Chat, Saxicola isabellina, shot in Cumberland, 

 being the first recorded occurrence of this species in Great Britain. 



Prof. Bell exhibited and made remarks on specimens of the tegumentary 

 glands from the head of the Rocky Mountain Goat, Haplocerus montanus. 



A communication was read from Prof. H. H. Giglioli and Count T. 

 Salvadori, containing notes on the fauna of Corea and the adjacent coast of 

 Manchuria. These notes were founded on a large collection, principally of 

 Vertebrates, made by order of H.R.H. Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of 

 Genoa, whilst he was in command of the « Vettor Pisani,' on a voyage rouud 



