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May 5, 1887.— Wm. Caruuthkrs, F.R.S., President, in tlie chair. 



Mr. Ernest W. Forrest and Mr. George Perrin were elected Fellows; 

 Mr. W. Hadden Beeby, Mr. Adolphus H. Kent, and Mr. J. Medley Wood 

 (Natal) were elected Associates ; Prof. Dr. Geo. Aug. Schwenfurth of Cairo, 

 Prof. Count Hermann Solms-Laubach of Gottingen, Dr. Franz Stein- 

 dachner of Vienna, M. le Dr. Melchior Treub of Buitenzorg, Java, and 

 Prof. Dr. Augustus Weismann of Freiburg, were elected Foreign Members 

 of the Society. 



The Auditors elected to examine the Treasurer's accounts were Mr. F. 

 Victor Dickins and Mr. George Maw on behalf of the Fellows, and Mr. J. 

 Edmund Harting and Mr. A. D. Michael to represent the Council. 



Mr. J. R. Willis Bund exhibited specimens in spirit of the Rainbow 

 Trout, Salmo iridons, which had been reared at the Hatcheries of the Fish 

 Culture Estaldishment at Delaford Park. He pointed out the great 

 difference in size of members of the brood which were of the same age, 

 having been reared from eggs of the same batch. He mentioned that 

 circumstances tended to show that it was a migratory fish, hence as such 

 the value of its introduction into this country as a Stream Trout would be 

 materially diminished. 



A Report on the Alcyonaria and Gorgonise of the Mergui Archipelago, 

 by Stuart 0. Ridley, was read, and in which a number of new forms were 

 described. The author states that, looking at the Alcyonarian fauna of 

 the Burmese coast generally, we find that it is in no way behind that of 

 any other part of the Indian Ocean so far as known. Judging from the 

 present collection, it would seem to be rich in the soft fleshy Alcyonid 

 section — e. g. Spongodes and Lobophyton, &c. — while the Gorgonias are also 

 fairly represented in new species, and one new member of the family 

 Melithmidce is now added, viz. Mopsella planiloca. — J. Mubie. 



Zoological Society of London. 



May 17, 1887.— Prof. W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in 

 the chair. 



The President read some extracts from a letter which he had received 

 from Dr. Emiu Pasha, dated Wadelai, November 3rd, relating to some 

 skulls of the Chimpanzee from Monbottu, to some portions of the skeleton 

 of individuals of the Akka tribe, and to some other objects of natural history 

 which he had forwarded [via Uganda) to the British Museum of Natural 

 History. 



Mr. A.Thomson exhibited some specimens of a rare Papilio{P.porthaon) 

 from Delagoa Bay, reared in the Society's Gardens. 



Prof. Howes exhibited a drawing of a head of Palinurus j^enicillatus. 



