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the Amphibia and differs from the Lacertilia that the left of the pri- 
mitively two allantoic vessels instead of the right is persistent. 
I hope shortly to publish a somewhat fuller notice of this fact in 
the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 
ill. Mittheilungen aus Museen, Instituten etc. 
1. Zoological Society of London. 
4th November, 1854. — The Secretary read a report on the addi- 
tions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the months of 
June, July, August, and September 1884, and called attention to certain 
interesting accessions which had been received during that period. Amongst 
these were specially noted two Red-cheeked Colies (Colius erythromelon), 
purchased June 12th; two Chaplain Crows (Corvus capellanus), from Fao, 
Persian Gulf, presented June 25th by B. T. Ffinch, Esq.; a second spe- 
cimen of the Heloderm Lizard (Heloderma suspectum), receive in exchange 
from the Central-Park Menagerie, New York, U.S.A., July 3rd; a collec- 
tion of Snakes from Japan and North America, brought home and presented 
to the Society by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.S., July 22nd, amongst which 
were representatives of five species new to the Collection; a young female 
Cape Sea-Lion (Otaria pusilla) from South Africa, presented to the Society 
by Capt. John Hewat, Superintendent of the Docks, Cape Town, July 25th; 
and a Fringed Gecko (Platydactylus homalocephalus) and six Black-spotted 
Toads (Bufo melanostictus) from Java, presented to the Society by Dr. F. H. 
Bauer, C.M.Z.S. — Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on the skin 
of a Woolly Cheetah (Felis lanea), obtained at Beaufort West, South Africa, 
sent to him by the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S. — The Secretary ex- 
hibited, on behalf of Major W. Brydon, B.S.C., C.M.Z.S., an egg of 
Blyth’s Tragopon; and on behalf of Mr. J. C. Parr, F.Z.S., a specimen of 
the chick of the Vulturine Guinea-fowl (Numida vulturina) hatched in Lan- 
cashire. — The Rev. H. H. Slater, F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of the 
Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) obtained on the Yorkshire coast. — Mr. 
H. E. Dresser, F.Z.S., exhibited specimens of the Barred Warbler (Sy/- 
via nisoria) and of the Icterine Warbler (Hypolaıs icterina), killed in Norfolk. 
— Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier, F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of the File- 
fish (Balstes capriscus), which had been recently caught off Folkestone. — 
Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.Z.S., read a paper on the anatomy of a gigantic 
Karthworm, Microchaeta Rapp, and pointed out its systematic position. 
For this very interesting specimen the author was indebted to the Rev. 
G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S., of Cape Town. — Mr. A. G. Butler, F.Z.S., 
gave an account of a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yer- 
bury at or near Aden. The author looked upon this collection as one of the 
greatest interest, since it not only contained a fine series of the beautiful 
species of Yeracolus recently described by Col. Swinhoe, but also many re- 
markable intergrades between certain long-established species, tending to 
prove either that hybrids between allied species are fertile, or that in Aden 
a condition of things still exists which in Asia proper and in Africa has long 
passed away. — A communication was read from Lieut.-Col. C. Swin- 
