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Comatula of the Mergui Archipelago ; (i) Prof. P. Martin Duncan and 

 W. P. Sladen, on the Echinoidea of the Mergui Archipelago ; (3) Mr. W. P. 

 Sladen, on the Asteroidea of the Mergui Archipelago; (4) Mr. W. Bolus 

 on South African Orchidea ; (5) Mr. R. A. Rolfe, "A morphological and 

 systematic revision of Apostasia." 



This meeting terminates the session 1887-88. 



Zoological Socikty of London. 



May 15, 1888. — Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., Vice-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 April, 1888 ; and called special 

 attention to two Rock- hopper Penguins from the Auckland Islands, 

 presented by Capt. Sutcliff, R.M.S.S. ' Aorangi,' 19th April; also to two 

 Indian Hill-Foxes, and to a fine example of the Spotted Hawk-Eagle, 

 Spizaetus nipalensis, presented by Col. Alex. A. A. Kinloch, and received 

 20th April. 



A communication was read from Mr. George A. Tread well, containing 

 an account of a fatal case of poisoning from the bite of the Gila Monster, 

 Heloderma suspeclum. 



Mr. Boulenger exhibited the type-specimen of a singular new genus of 

 Snakes, Azemiopsfem, recently discovered by M. Fea, of the Museo Civico 

 of Genoa, in the Kakhim Hills, Upper Burma. Mr. Boulcnger proposed 

 to refer this genus provisionally to the family Elapida. 



The Secretary read a letter addressed to him by Mr. E. C. Cotes, 

 Entomological Department, Indian Museum, Calcutta, respecting the 

 insect-pests of India, and requesting the assistance of entomologists in 

 working out the species to which they belong. 



Mr. H. Seebohm exhibited and made remarks on a series of specimens 

 of Pheasants from Mongolia, Thibet, and China, including examples of 

 the two species discovered by Col. Prjevalski, Phasianus strauchi and 

 P. vlangali. 



Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell exhibited and made remarks on three specimens 

 of a large Pennatulid, Funiculina quadrangularis, obtained by Mr. John 

 Murray on the west coast of Scotland. They showed very clearly the 

 differences between examples of this species of different ages. 



Mr. Pi. Bowdler Sharpe gave an account of a third collection of birds 

 made by Mr L. Wray in the main range of mountains of the Malay 

 Peninsula, Perak. The present paper contained descriptions of ten species 

 new to Science, amongst which was a new Pericrocotus, proposed to be 

 called P. wrayi. 



