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Mollusca made in India by "Walter Elliot, Esq., with descriptions of 

 several new genera and species"*. 



Mr. Leadbeater exhibited some castings thrown up by a species 

 of Bee-eater (Merops persicus), similar to those usually produced by 

 the King-fishers (Alcedinida). 



Mr. Holdsworth exhibited living examples oi Lissotriton palmatus 

 obtained by himself from a new locality near Hereford, and made 

 some remarks on this and three other "species of Newts of which 

 living examples were contained in the Society's Collection. 



Mr. Blyth exhibited and made remarks on some specimens of two 

 Rollers (Coracias indica and (7, affinis), and of some intermediate 

 varieties between these two species. 



Mr. Louis Fraser laid before the Meeting the following list of 

 Birds which had been captured or observed in the Society's Gardens 

 in the Regent's Park, for the most part by Mr. E. Bartlett, son of 

 the Superintendent, a very promising young naturalist : — 



Kestrel Tinnunculus alaudarms, Briss. 



Barn-Owl Strix Jlammea, Linn. 



*Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa grisola, Linn. 



Missel-Thrush Turdus viscivorus, Linn. 



Fieldfare pilaris, Linn. 



*Song-Thrush musicus, Linn. 



Redwing iliacus, Linn. 



♦Blackbird merula, Linn. 



Ring-Ouzel torquatus, Linn. 



*Hedge Accentor Accentor modularis. 



♦Redbreast Erithacus rubecula (Lath.). 



Wheat-ear Saxicola cenanthe, Bechst. 



*Reed Warbler Calamoherpe palustris, Gould. 



Sedge Warbler. . Calamodyta jthragmitis, Selby. 



Nightingale Philomela luscinia (Linn.). 



♦Blackcap Sylvia atrieapilla, Bechst. 



Garden Warbler hortensis (Gmel.). 



Common Whitethroat cinerea, Bechst. 



Lesser Whitethroat garrula, Bechst. 



Wood Warbler Phyllopneuste sibilatrix, Bechst. 



Willow Warbler trochilus, Gmel. 



Chiff-chaflF riifa, Lath. 



Golden-crested Regulus Regulus vulgaris, Cuv. 



Great Tit Parus major, Linn. 



Blue Tit cceruleus, Linn. 



Cole Tit ater, Linn. 



Marsh Tit palustris, Linn. 



Long-tailed Tit caudatus, Linn. 



Pied Wagtail Motacilla yarrellii, Gould. 



* This paper will be published in the Society's ' Transactions,' accompanied bv 

 six plates. 



