TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. XIX 



Sectiok D.-ZOOLOGY. 



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 



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 Address by S. F. Harmer, M.A., Sc.D., F.R.S., President of the Section 715 



1. The Migratory Movemsnts of certain Shore-Birds as observed on the 



DubHn Coast. By C. J. Pattex, Sc.D 731 



2. A Biological Expedition to the Birket el Qurun, Fa3rum Province of 



Egypt. By W. A. Cunnington, B.A., Ph.D., and C. L. Boulenger, 

 B.A 732 



3. On the Distribution of Irish Freshwater Mitos [Hydrarachmda). 



By J. N. Halbert 732 



4. On some Arctic and Antarctic Collembola. By Professor George H. 



Carpenter, B.Sc, M.R.I.A 733 



5. On Diaposematism, or the Interchange of Characters between Dis- 



tasteful Forms. By F. A. Dixey, M.A., M.D 733 



6. *(i) Mimicry in the Butterflies of North America, (ii) Recent Investiga- 



tions upon the African SwalloAV-tail Butterfly Papilio dardanus 

 (merove) as an Example of Mimicry. By Professor E. B. Potjlton, 

 F.R.S 734 



7. *Some of the chief Mimetic Combinations among South American Butter- 



flies. By J. C. MoTJLTON 734 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER -i. 



1. An Inquiry into the Feeding Habits of British Birds. By C. Gordox 



Hewitt, M.Sc 734 



2. On the Abuses resulting from the Strict Apphcation of the Rule of 



Pi'iority in Zoological Nomenclature, and on the means of protecting 

 well-estabUshed Names. By G. A. Botjlenger, F.R.S 735 



3. The Vascular System of Stijlodrilus. By Rowland Southern 736 



4. fGiant Nerve Cells and Fibres. By Dr. J. H. Ashworth 736 



5. The Respiration of Land Isopods. By Ernest Ewart Unwin 736 



6. Report on the Occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station, Naples 



(p. 297) 737 



7. Report on the Index Animahum (p. 297) 737 



8. Report on Experiments in Inheritance (p. 298) 737 



9. Report on the Fauna of the Lakes of Central Tasmania (p. 302) 737 



10. Eighteenth Report on the Zoology of the Sandwich Islands (p. 301) . . 737 



IL *Interim Report on Zoology Organisation 737 



12. Report on the Occupation of a Table at the Marine Laboratory, 



Plymouth (p. 304) '. . . 738 



13. Report on Experiments on the Development of the Frog (p. 394) .... 738 



14. A Recent Visit to the Ceylon Pearl Banks. By Professor W. A. Herd- 



HA^, F.R.S. . ■ ; 738 



15. *Wild Ancestors of the Domestic Horse. By Professor J. Cossar 



Ewart, F.R.S 738 



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