XVI CONTENTS. 



Section D.— BIOLOGY. 



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 



Page 

 Address by W. T. Thiselton-Dter, C.M.G., M.A., B.Sc, F.K.S., F.L.S., 



President of the Section 686 



1. Report of the Committee for exploring the Flora of the Bahamas 701 



2. Second Report of the Committee for taking steps for the estahlishment of 



a Botanical Station at Peradeniya, Ceylon 701 



3. Report of the Committee for continuing the preparation of a Report on 



our present knowledge of the Flora of China 701 



4. A Lily Disease. By Professor H. Maesham- Waed, F.R.S 702 



5. On the Morphology of the Pitcher of Nepenthes. Bv Professor Bower, 



F.L.S .". 702 



6. On Adelphotaxij : an undescribed Form of Irritability. By Professor 

 Marcus M. Hartog, D.Sc, M.A 702 



Zoological Department. 



1. Report of the Committee for reporting on the present state of our know- 

 ledge of the Zoology and Botany of the West India Islands, and taking 

 steps to investigate ascertained deficiencies in the Fauna and Flora 702 



2. Report of the Committee to arrange for the occupation of a Table at 



the Zoological Station at Naples 703 



3. Report of the Committee for making arrangements for assisting the 

 Marine Biological Association Laboratory at Plymouth 703 



4. Report of the Committee for continuing the Researches on Food-Fishes 



at the St. Andrews Marine Laboratory 703 



5. Report of the Committee on the Migration of Birds 703 



6. On the Irruption of Syrrhaptes paradoxus. By Professor Newtox, M.A., 

 F.R.S 703 



7. Remarks on some Teleostean Ova, and their Development. Bv J. T. 



Cunningham, B.A., F.R.S.E " 703 



FRIDA F, SEPTEMBER 7. 

 PHYSIOLOfilCAL DEPARTMENT. 



1. On the Physiological Bearing of Waist-belts and Stays. By Professor 

 Roy, M.D., F.R.S., and J. G. Adami, M.A 704 



Zoological Department. 



1. Some Remarks on the Instincts of Solitary Wasps and Bees. By Sir 

 John Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S 706 



2. Restoration of Brontops Robiutm, from the Miocene of America. By 



Professor 0. C. Marsh, Ph.D., LL.D 706 



3. Heredity in Cats with an extra Number of Toes. By E. B. Poulton, M.A. 707 



4. On the Nature of the Geological Terrain as an important factor in the 

 Geographical Distribution of Animals. By Hans Gabow, M.A., Ph.D.... 707 



5. On the Natural History of Christmas Island. By J. J. Lister, M.A., 

 F.Z.S 708 



