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and was sent to a birdstuffer in London. It was found to measure 5 feet 
2 inches from tip to tip of extended wings.—J. L. Cotiison Morey. 
Dr. Shufeldt’s Classification of the Macrochires.—I see I have 
made a lapsus calami in my paper on the Macrochires, which appeared in 
the ‘ Linn. Soc. Journ.’ (vol. xx., No. 122), and it occurs on p. 384. Near 
the bottom of the page it should read, ‘I am convinced that, so far as the 
United States forms of this group of birds are concerned, there are cer- 
tainly two very well-defined families of the Caprimulgi. From what we 
know of their external characters, and from what I have shown of their 
widely different internal structures, these might readily be characterized as 
the families Antrostomide and Chordeilida—the former to contain the 
genera Antrostomus, Phalenoptilus, and Nyctidromus ; the latter the genus 
Chordeiles.”’ It will be clear to you that I meant “ families,” and not 
“subfamilies ” as it now stands. Should the point be mentioned to the 
Society, I should like to have it corrected. A note in ‘The Zoologist’ 
would go far towards correcting it. Subfamilies should read families, and 
of course Antrostomine should be Antrostomide, and Chordeiline should be 
Chordeilid@ ; the rest you will see by comparison.—R. W. SHuFELD?. 


SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
Linnean Society or Lonpon. 
Nov. 7, 1889.—Mr. W. Carrutuers, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 
Messrs. Miller Christy, John Fraser, W. T. Rabbits, and Col. Swinhoe 
were admitted Fellows; and Mr. Thomas Scott, of Leith, and Mr. A. J. 
Campbell, of Melbourne, Australia, were balloted for and elected. 
Mr. H. Veitch and Rey. Prof. Henslow exhibited a beautiful series of 
East Indian hybrid Rhododendrons, on which Prof. Henslow made some 
valuable remarks on the effects of cross-fertilization in regard to colour and 
form, upon which some critical observations were made by Mr. Veitch, 
Prof. Bower, and Capt. Elwes. 
Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited and made remarks upon some new British 
Marine Alge, describing their origin and affinities. 
Dr. St. George Mivart exhibited a drawing by a Surgeon, who had been 
consulted as to amputation, of a tail-like process in the human subject, 
being a prolongation of the coccyx to the extent of 4 centimetres. — 
Dr. Mivart also exhibited a photograph showing a remarkable resem- 
blance between two arm-stumps; one the result of an amputation, the 
other a congenital defect in the child of a nurse who had attended the 
patient whose arm was amputated. Both cases were commented on and 
