210 MR. GOULD ON THE ANDALUSIAN HEMIPODE. [May 8, 



fortunately, lost its abdomen, and the prolegs in both sexes of Hypna 

 are exceedingly similar in construction. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXIII. 



Fig. 1. Syjma ghhosa. 



2, 3. — — hucbncri. 

 4. — — hucbncri, var. 



Fig. 5. Hypna vclo.v. 



6. rufcsccns. 



7. cloncjutd. 



May 8, 186G. 



Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



Mr. Sclater called the attention of the Meeting to several interest- 

 ing species of Mammals and Birds observed during his recent visit 

 to the Gardens of the Societe Zoologique d'Acclimatation of Paris. 

 Amongst these were particularly noticed an example of the Oryx 

 beisa of Ruppell, being the only living specimen Mr. Sclater had 

 seen of this fine Antelope, and some examples of the new variety of 

 the Soemmering's Pheasant lately described by Mr. Gould (Ann. N. 

 II. ser. 3. vol. xvii. p. 150) as Phasianus {Graphophasianus) scin- 

 tillans. It appeared that this variety had been received from Yoko- 

 hama, Japan, while the ordinary Phasianus scemmeringii was stated 

 to be found near Simoda, so that the probability was that these two 

 birds were representative forms inhabiting different islands. 



Mr. Alfred Newton exhibited from the collection of William 

 Borrer, Esq., F.L.S., a specimen of the Sylvia aquatica of Latham, 

 which had been obtained in England, as certified by the following 

 note from that gentlemen : — 



"My specimen was shot on the 19th of October, 1853, in an old 

 brick-pit a little to the west of Hove, near Brighton, and was stuffed 

 by Mr. H. Pratt of that place. I saw it just after it was skinned. 

 It was observed creeping about amongst the old grass and reeds." 



Mr. Newton remarked that, though the species had not hitherto 

 been recorded as occurring in this country, the fact of the marshes 

 near Dieppe being especially mentioned as a locality for it made the 

 probability of its being a voluntary visitor to this side of the Channel 

 much greater. 



Mr. Gould exhibited a specimen of the Andalusian Hemipode 

 (Turnix sylvatica, Desfont.) from the collection of Mr. Alfred Beau- 

 mont. The specimen was stated to have been purchased of two 

 Irishmen (one of whom had caught it alive) for sixpence, by a boy, 

 the son of S. Mosley, a bird-stutfer of Huddersfield. It had been 

 taken near Fartown-bar, April 7, 1865. 



