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the form and coloui* of Salmo fario. In 1883 a Salmon-parr and 

 Lochleven Trout were crossed, and the young assumed the red adipose 

 dorsal fin and white-edged margins to the dorsal and ventral, also the 

 orange edges to both sides of the caudal — all colours found in the brook- 

 trout, but not in the Salmou or Lochleven Trout. The statements that 

 the maxilla in this form does not extend behind the eye, that there is no 

 knob on the lower jaw in old males, and that the fins differ from those of 

 Salmo fario were shown to be erroneous. 



A communication "On a new Species of Brachyonchus from the Mergui 

 Archipelago," by Mr. H. W. Bates, was read by the Secretary. The beetle 

 in question' is said to be intermediate between B. Imvipennis and B. sub- 

 loivis, both known only from Siam and Cochin China. 



December IQ. — William Carruthers, F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was elected an Honorary Member of the 

 Society. 



Messrs. Arthur Bawtree, Frederick Justen, Trailskya N. Mukharji (of 

 Calcutta), Francis W. Oliver, and Richard V. Sherring were elected Fellows, 

 and Mr. George Nicholson an Associate of the Society. 



The President announced that Sir George MacLeay, K.C.M.G., F.L.S., 

 had presented to the Society a framed water-colour portrait of the Rev. 

 William Kirby, F.L.S., the distinguished Entomologist; and the MSS. and 

 Correspondence of his Father, Alexander MacLeay (elected F.L.S. I794j, 

 formerly Secretary of the Society. For these valuable donations a special 

 vote of thanks was unanimously accorded by the Fellows present. 



Mr. Edward A. Heath exhibited a Storm Petrel, Procellaria pelagica, 

 which was picked up alive in Kensington Gardens on December 9th. It 

 had doubtless been driven inland by the great storm of the preceding day. 



" Experiments on the Sense of Smell in Dogs " was the title of a paper 

 read by Dr. George J. Romanes. After preliminary observations on the 

 faculties of special sense generally, and particularly that of smell as 

 developed in Carnivora and Ruminants, the author detailed the results of 

 some experiments which he had made with a Setter. — J. Mdrie. 



Zoological Society of London. 



November 16, 1886.— Prof. W. H. Flower, 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, 1886, and called attention to certain interesting accessions 

 which had been received during that period. Amongst these were specially 

 noted a specimen of the Glaucous Macaw, Ara glauca, purchased June 3rd ; 



