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americana, L., now gradually becoming naturalised in 

 England ; and on behalf of Mr. W. J. Lucas, of Kingston-on 

 Thames, specimens of (Esc/wzay^wicea, L., and CBsclma cyanea, 

 Mull., taken in cop. at Bournemouth, 1895. 



Mr. Ashdown exhibited the local and scarce species 

 Gomphus vtdgatissimus, Selys., from the New Forest ; a 

 specimen oi Libelhila qnadrimaculata, 'L.,ya.r.,pranubila, New., 

 and a variety of Calopteryx virgo, L., a male with finer 

 neuration somewhat similar in appearance to the female 

 from the greater suffusion of brown, and intermediate 

 between the type and var. anceps, Stph. 



General Zoology. 



Mr. Charles Oldham exhibited the skin of a fox killed at 

 Folkestone. The fox was one which had taken up its abode 

 in the cliffs near the sea. 



Mr. Mark H. Winkley exhibited a Reptilian happy family 

 consisting of a small tortoise, a large chameleon, four ringed 

 snakes, and a Jersey green lizard, together, in a vivarium, 

 with ferns. A separate glass contained a number of young 

 snakes only a few inches long, and eggs of the snake were 

 also shown. 



Mr. T. W. Hall, F.E.S., exhibited a collection of horns, 

 and the skulls of several antelopes, the tiger, wild boar, 

 camel, wild dog, etc., etc., mostly from India. 



Mr. E. Step sent for exhibition living examples of the 

 snake-locked anemone (Cylista viduata) and the dahlia 

 wartlet {Bunodes verrucosa). 



MOLLUSCA. 



Mr. H. A.Sauze exhibited, among other things, — Bivalves : 

 the curious hammer-shell {Malleus -julgaris), and saddle-shell 

 {Placuna sella), a handsome Spondykis, or thorny oyster, and 

 the spotted clam {Hippopus macidatus) . Univalves : several 

 species of Conus, Murex, Pterocera, Ranella, Cyproea, and 

 Turbinella, among which stood out the white and purple 

 " Virgin Cone " (Conns virgo), and the " Chalk Shell " (T«r- 

 binella pyrum), from which heavy white bracelets are cut for 

 the beauties of the East. 



Mr. C. H. Dedman exhibited a considerable number of 

 species of British shells, including a very large specimen of 

 Anodonta cygnea, L. ; several specimens of Helix hortensis, 

 Mull., having only 00300 present, a somewhat unusual 

 variation ; and specimens of Helix ericetorum, Mull., which 



