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Mr.T. Christy exhibited specimens of an undetermined species of Echium 
received from Persia, and employed medicinally as a good alterative. 
The first paper read was ove by Dr. Costerus on malformations in 
Fuchsia globosa, upon which Prof. Bower offered some critical remarks. 
The next paper was by Mr. B. T. Lowne, who gave an admirable 
demonstration of the mode of development of the egg and blastoderm of the 
Blow-fly. His conclusions were criticised by Prof. Stewart, Prof. Howes, 
and Mr. A. R. Hammond. 
In continuation of the Reports on the collection made by Mr. Ridley 
in Fernando Noronha, a paper was read, on behalf of Mr. Boulenger, 
enumerating the Fishes and Reptiles which had been identified by him. 
The meeting then adjourned until Dec. 20th. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF Lonpon. 
November 20, 1888.—Prof. Ftower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, 
in the chair. 
The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 
Society’s Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, September, 
and October, 1888, and called attention to the acquisition of three specimens 
of Pallas’s Sand Grouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus, captured in Scotland. 
A letter wss read from Prof. J. B. Steere, giving a preliminary account 
of the “'Tamaron,” a Bovine animal found in the island of Mindoro, 
Philippines, which he believed to be allied to the Anoa of Celebes. 
Mr. Edgar Thurston exhibited, and made remarks upon, a collection of 
corals from the Gulf of Manar, Madras Presidency. 
Mr. H. Seebohm exhibited, and made remarks on, a specimen of a 
new species of Pheasant, Phasianus tarimensis, obtained by General 
Prejevalsky at Lob Nor, Central Asia. Mr. Seebohm also exhibited a 
specimen of a species of Plover new to the British Islands, Vanellus gre- 
garius, which had been shot in Lancashire about twenty-five years ago, and 
had been previously supposed to be a Cream-coloured Courser. [See Zool. 
1888, p. 389.] 
Mr. J. W. Hulke read a paper on the skeletal anatomy of the Mesosu- 
chian Crocodiles, based on fossil remains from the clays near Peterborough, 
in the collection of Mr. A. Leids, of Kyebury. 
Mr. Oldfield Thomas read a paper on a collection of small Mammals 
obtained by Mr. William Taylor in Duval County, South Texas. ‘Ihe 
collection contained examples of one new species and a new geographical 
variety, besides adding no less than six species to the National Collection 
_ of Mammalia. 
A communication was read from M. L. Taczanowski, containing a 
supplementary list of the birds collected in Corea by Mr. Jean Kalinowski. 
