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Mr. R. Adkin exhibited a very beautiful series of Noctua 

 depuncta, L., from Morayshire. 



Mr. Hy. J. Turner exhibited a bred series of Xanthia 

 fulvago, L., from Surrey, including m2s. jiavescens, Esp., with 

 almost all the usual forms of the species. The deep yellow 

 flavago-ioTm was noted as being unusual in the South of 

 England. A specimen of the same form taken at Chattenden 

 was also shown. It was remarked that the var. flavescens 

 showed the markings, but very faintly, while in specimens 

 from the North of England they were entirely obliterated. 

 Mr. Turner also exhibited a short series of Epinephele Jiyper- 

 anthus, L., from Chattenden, including two var. arete, Miill., 

 and a var. intermediate between it and the type, together 

 with specimens of SilpJia quadripunctata, L., from the New 

 Forest, and its dark variety from Chattenden, and a speci- 

 men of Criooeris nierdigera, F., from the same locality. 



OCTOBER 24/ A, 1895. 

 T. W. Hall, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Colonel Partridge, of Hampstead, was elected a member. 



Mr. Frohawk exhibited two specimens of Acherontia 

 atropos, L., one of which had been sent to him from Gla- 

 morganshire, having been washed ashore in the breakers ; 

 the other had been captured at the lighthouse of St. Agnes, 

 Scilly. In spite of the rough treatment they had undergone, 

 both were in very good condition. Mr. Hall said the species 

 had been commoner than usual this year, several having 

 been captured around London. 



Mr. Oldham exhibited a short series of Maniestra brassicce, 

 L., from Wisbeach, and a series of the same species from 

 Woodford for comparison. Those from the latter locality 

 were considerably darker. Also two specimens of Cosmia 

 paleacea, Esp., from Lancashire, with Xylina seniibrunnea, 

 Haw., and Scopida ferrugalis, Hb., from Folkestone. 



Mr. H. Williams exhibited the feet of a cat, having an 

 abnormal number of claws. The fore-feet had each seven 

 claws, and the hind-feet six on each. Mr. Frohawk said 

 that this was not unusual, and that a friend of his had two 

 or three cats with six claws on each foot. Mr. Carrington 

 mentioned that there was a farm near Berkhampsted where, 

 for the last ten years, had existed a race of cats with an 

 abnormal number of claws. He had seen specimens with 

 six, seven, or eight claws on each foot, and had been told 

 that one existed with as many as ten claws on each foot ; in 



